{"id":428223,"date":"2023-03-03T00:30:26","date_gmt":"2023-03-03T05:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/ca\/?post_type=news&#038;p=428223"},"modified":"2023-03-03T00:30:26","modified_gmt":"2023-03-03T05:30:26","slug":"saints-rb-alvin-kamara-pleads-not-guilty-to-battery-charges","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/saints-rb-alvin-kamara-pleads-not-guilty-to-battery-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Saints RB Alvin Kamara pleads not guilty to battery charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"nfl-c-body-part nfl-c-body-part--text\">\n<p>New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to commit battery and substantial bodily harm charges at a Clark County (Nevada) courthouse on Thursday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">An update on Alvin Kamara&#39;s legal case. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Saints?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#Saints<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FPC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#FPC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NFL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#NFL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NFLTwitter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#NFLTwitter<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/o8GTeQZ3z3\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/o8GTeQZ3z3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Full Press NFL (@FullPressNFL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FullPressNFL\/status\/1631363957817499670?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 2, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old Kamara was indicted on Feb. 16 for an alleged assault on Feb. 5, 2022, in Las Vegas, along with Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Chris Lammons and two other men.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nfl-c-body-part nfl-c-body-part--text\">\n<p>Kamara&#8217;s trial is set for July 31.<\/p>\n<p>The conspiracy to commit battery charge is a misdemeanor, while the substantial bodily harm charge is classified as a felony.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nfl-c-body-part nfl-c-body-part--text\">\n<p>According to NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport, should Kamara be found guilty, discipline from the NFL would likely come in 2023.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nfl-c-body-part nfl-c-body-part--text\">\n<p>Kamara and the other defendants were arrested on Feb. 6, 2022, and the alleged incident occurred during the 2022 Pro Bowl weekend.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nfl-c-body-part nfl-c-body-part--text\">\n<p>The alleged victim, Darnell Greene, told Las Vegas Metro police that he was waiting for an elevator along with a group of people that included the alleged assailants at The Cromwell Las Vegas Hotel &amp; Casino on the morning of Feb. 5, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>After the elevator doors opened, Kamara allegedly put his hand on Greene&#8217;s chest, stopping him from entering the elevator.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"et\" dir=\"ltr\">Alvin Kamara assault footage is bad<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/alvinkamara?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#alvinkamara<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/alvinkamaravideo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#alvinkamaravideo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/p73aWRXPBb\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/p73aWRXPBb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Smitty &#8211; TheFantasyFootballShow (@smitty1com) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/smitty1com\/status\/1628313458809929730?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 22, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Greene said he pushed Kamara away and was then pushed hard. Greene said he was then punched by Lammons and kicked by multiple people and lost consciousness. He identified Kamara as one of the men who battered him.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nfl-c-body-part nfl-c-body-part--text\">\n<p>A surveillance video verified Greene&#8217;s account. 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