Undefeated boxer Floyd Mayweather was charged with two counts of misdemeanor harassment in Las Vegas today, stemming from an incident last year in which he allegedly threatened to have two security guards shot after they ticketed his vehicles.
As first reported by TMZ, Mayweather is alleged to have said to the guards:
“My homies have guns. If you want me to call them, they’d come over here and take care of you. These are my f**king cars. Don’t touch my f**king cars.”
The incident is just the latest in a long series of recent legal problems for Mayweather, who seems to have had a long running feud with several of the homeowners association security guards that patrol the gated community where he lives.
In October of last year, Mayweather allegedly poked a security guard in the face, also related to parking citations. He was charged with misdemeanor battery over the incident, and will be in court in September.
Also in a video released shortly after that incident, Mayweather was seen in a verbal altercation with a different security guard who asked to see his identification before letting his car pass through a check point.
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Mayweather is also due back in court in July for a evidence hearing related to a late night altercation with former girlfriend Josie Harris in which he is alleged to have attacked her, threatened his children and stolen a cell phone from the residence.
Potentially those charges add up to a maximum of 34 years in prison all told, although it is thought to be unlikely that this will be the case.
As to what kind of punishment he could potentially be facing, according to VegasCriminalDefenseAttorneys.com:
The first time you face a harassment charge, you will be charged with a misdemeanor. Misdemeanor harassment carries a potential 6 month jail sentence.
If you have faced harassment charges before, you will face gross misdemeanor charges, which carry up to one year in jail.
Why it took the security guards this long to file charges against Mayweather is uncertain, as is Floyd’s side of the story relating to the alleged threats.
One thing is for certain though, unless Mayweather can get his out of the ring behaviour under control, the decision of whether or not he will fight again in the ring may soon be taken out of his hands.
Lyle Frankham, Pitt: “Why did it take them 6 months to file charges? Sounds like the Homeowners association want Floyd removed and they’re encouraging people he messed with to come forward”
