Plaxico Burress Turns Himself In

This morning, Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress turned himself in at the 17th Precinct, two days after, reportedly, accidentally shooting himself in the thigh while at the LQ nightclub in Midtown. The Daily News reports Burress walked "with no sign of a limp from the bullet wound."

The star athlete is expected to face felony gun charges and will be at his arraignment at 1 p.m. today. His lawyer, Benjamin Brafman, told reporters, "We're entering a plea of not guilty. We're going to let the system do what the system does. We will cooperate to the extent that we can, consistent with his legal rights... Plaxico is a serious professional athlete in a difficult legal situation, and he intends to handle it in a responsible fashion."

The Post, which reports that NYPD detectives took the player's .40-caliber gun from his NJ home last night, details how Burress apparently lied:

*Taking his gun from the Midtown club Latin Quarter, where workers never called authorities and even cleaned up afterward.

* Spending about 90 minutes making frantic calls to figure out where his wound could be discreetly treated.

* Getting special treatment at New York-Cornell Hospital, where he gave his name as Harris Smith, saying he'd been shot at an Applebee's restaurant. Nonetheless, hospital workers recognized him as Plaxico Burress, sources said, and the gunshot was not reported, as required by law.

The Daily News reports that Burress was packing heat because he was afraid his bling might "get him held up... The weapon fired into Burress' leg as he fumbled for it after it fell down his pant leg. The bullet tore through his already injured right thigh."

Fellow player Antonio Pierce was allegedly at the club with Burress, and there's been some talk there was a third player also present (though not involved with the gun). But in spite of the hubbub and injury--that narrowly missed his femoral artery--Burress might be in high spirits: Teammate Brandon Jacobs said, He called me laughing and grinning. He is doing fine. He is feeling good. I called him and made a few jokes about the situation and he laughed - which is what I wanted to hear."

However, Giants co-owner and President Jim Mara is not so amused. He said, "I'm disappointed that this happened, and that any of ourguys would put themselves in this kind of situation. Until we find out exactly what happened we're not going to make any comment or make any decision about what his future is."

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By Jen Chung in News on December 1, 2008 10:25 AM

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Jen S

#17 - I thought Tony S. was about to start preaching, but what he said was very poignant.

lanciano

bonehead.

I don't understand packing heat at bars. If everyone would just leave their guns at home when they're going out to party, no one would have to bring guns out to party.

So, please everyone, leave your guns at home. Thank you.

ribaldry

hilarious beyond words. hahaha aha aha ahahahah

west side Michael

An African American Psychiatrist

wrote a book several years ago

explaining a theory that men like

Plaxio have a lot in common with trying to be

successful, yet hoping to fail.

A UNIQUE kind of self sabotage sort of like hearing

when a black is doing well he" sold out to

the man" that kind of thing, so the only escape

from that unique pressure is to keep being a tuff

teenager.

If true, I hope things change in that direction.

Kojak

If this self inflicted injury doesn't fully heal and will effect his play from here on in, he should be cut. If the Giants decide to keep the loser, the NFL AND the Giants WILL fine & suspend his ass.

The NFL doesn't take shit like this lightly. They are probably more strict than any other league in the country when it comes to the conduct of their players.

JenChungsBaby

Cut him and then sue for breach of contract to recover the pro-rated portion of his signing bonus.

What a dumbass. Tony Siragusa actually said it best during the game yesterday -- if you're putting yourself in a position where you feel like you need a gun to defend yourself then just don't put yourself in that position. Stay home. Wear less jewelry.

And seriously, considering that the moron shot himself, what are the chances that if someone tried to rob him that he actually would have been able to defend himself properly using the gun?

Brooklynbobby

Boogie nights!!!

whitecastlerock

This is front page news?

ed_Extinct

Sharpton??? Comments?

NYDirk

Are football players allowed to bring guns into Giants Stadium?

aveB4life

cheddar bob burress.

mrguy

Why are we still using the word "bling"? It is the most trite word in the English language, whose expiration date came up, oh, say, 7 years ago? Please, i beg, let's retire it and use real words like "jewlery," "chains," "tacky oversized diamonds," &c.

Tar_Baby

First Vick. Now Plaxico. Why are black role models being taken away from black youths?

ides_of_march

Some people are just too friggin' stupid to handle good fortune in life.

r1b2

Stupid football players. Dog fights, handguns... Schmucks. I have never worried that I might need a handgun when I go out clubbing. Here's a hint: pick a better quality of companions and frequent nicer clubs, and then you won't feel the need to carry an illegal handgun, moron.

emilydickinson

If you are going to own a firearm, don't be a moron at least wear a holster and understand how the weapon functions.

I imagine when this happened it was like that scene in 'I'm Gonns Git You Sucka' where the guy drops his weapon and it just start shooting.

TimSPC

I know a dentist in Union City that does hush-hush surgery on the side. Too bad Plax didn't.

moocowtoo

How do you call around to hospitals to see if they won't report a gun injury though? I can't think of a good question you could ask them to inquire about it without sounding like you just shot yourself in the leg!