Seahawks linebacker Leroy Hill was arrested Saturday night for domestic violence in Issaquah. According to a statement released by the Issaquah Police Department, an officer responded to a domestic violence complaint late Saturday night, and that Hill’s girlfriend, who lives with Hill, had obvious injuries that she said were caused by Hill.
It was less than two weeks ago that Hill pled guilty to a marijuana possession charge stemming from a 2009 arrest in Georgia, earning him 12 months of probation.
The Seahawks begin a three-day minicamp Tuesday.
Here is the statement released by the IPD:
On Saturday April 10, 2010 at about 11:54 p.m., Issaquah Police Officer responded to a complaint of a domestic dispute at the home of Seattle Seahawk player, Leroy Hill. After arriving at the Hill residence in the Talus Community, officers determined that there had been a dispute between Mr. Hill and his girlfriend who resides with him at the home. Mr. Hill’s girlfriend had obvious marks and injuries indicating an assault had occurred and she alleged Mr. Hill had caused these injuries. Officers took Mr. Hill into custody without incident and he was booked into the Issaquah City Jail for Assault 4th Degree / Domestic Violence.
UPDATE
Seattle has released a statement from GM John Schneider regarding the Hill arrest:
“While we are still in the process of gathering information, we are aware of the situation involving Leroy Hill and take these issues very seriously. We will wait to receive all the facts before commenting further.”
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