McMichael pleads guilty to charge

<p>Miami Dolphins tight end Randy McMichael pleaded guilty and was sentenced to probation in Columbia County on a charge related to a July argument during which police say he gave his wife a bloody nose.</p><p>McMichael, 26, of Weston, Fla., entered the plea through his attorney to misdemeanor criminal trespass on Thursday. He did not attend the hearing.</p><p>McMichael orginally was charged with three misdemeanor counts _ criminal trespass, public drunkenness and family violence battery _ after police said the former University of Georgia football player argued with his wife, Cawanna Anise McMichael, 22, in the Waffle House parking lot in Grovetown, Ga., on July 9.</p><p>Superior Court Judge Neal Dickert sentenced McMichael under the First Offender Act to 90 days of probation, a $500 fine and restitution to pay for the damages, according to court records.</p><p>Court records show Cawanna McMichael refused to pursue the battery charge and the public drunkenness charge was dropped as part of a negotiated plea agreement with the District Attorney's office.</p><p>Police said that after an argument inside the restaurant, Cawanna McMichael got up to leave and McMichael threw his cell phone at her. Witnesses told police they saw McMichael throw his wife away from their borrowed 1984 Cadillac and throw some of her belongings onto the hood, causing less than $500 damage to the car, according to a filing at the Columbia County Clerk of Courts office.</p><p>A Columbia County Sheriff's Office incident report showed that police arrived to find Cawanna McMichael with several drops of blood on her shirt. She told police she had accidental contact with McMichael as he threw some of her belongings out of the car.</p><p>According to the National Football Leagues Person Conduct Policy, McMichael could be "subject to discipline as determined by the Commissioner. Such discipline may include a fine, suspension without pay and/or banishment from the League."</p><p>"This issue will be reviewed under the leagues personal conduct policy," Steve Alic, an NFL spokesman, said Friday. "There is no time frame for the conclusion of the review."</p><p>Prosecutors decided not to file charges after McMichael was arrested in June 2004 and accused of hitting his wife. McMichael had been charged with aggravated battery on a pregnant woman, a second-degree felony that is punishable by up to 15 years in prison.</p><p>He also was suspended from a 2001 University of Georgia game concerning his involvement in an Athens bar fight. No criminal charges were filed.</p><p>McMichael, a fourth-round pick in 2002, led the Dolphins with 73 receptions a single season record for tight ends and was second on the team with 791 yards receiving.</p><p>___</p><p>HASH(0x1d0353c)</p>

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