12:40pm: A follow-up report from Oyefusi provides further details on the incident. The police report alleges Hall engaged in a violent confrontation with his fiancée which included pointing a handgun at the woman’s head and saying, “I will f—ing end it all. I don’t care.”
Hall’s bond has been set at $10K. He has a court hearing scheduled for September 10, two days after Cleveland’s regular season opener. The Browns and the NFL will have a short period to issue any discipline before that time; the parties could, alternatively, allow Hall’s legal process to play out before making a final decision.
10:00am: The first draft pick the Browns made this year, Mike Hall Jr. has run into legal trouble early in his Cleveland tenure. The rookie defensive lineman was arrested Tuesday morning, according to ESPN.com’s Daniel Oyefusi.
A domestic violence charge is likely. The Athletic’s Zac Jackson and Jason Lloyd reported earlier Tuesday that Hall was expected to be booked after a domestic dispute occurred Monday night. This incident is believed to have occurred in Avon, Ohio, a West Cleveland suburb.
Lacking a first-round pick for a third straight year (due to the Deshaun Watson trade), the Browns led off their draft by choosing Hall at No. 54. The Ohio State product has impressed during Browns training camp. This arrest certainly represents a key deterrent early in the early-round draftee’s career.
“We are aware of the incident involving Mike Hall Jr. last night,” a Browns statement read. “Mike and his representatives have been in touch with the appropriate authorities. We are in the process of gathering more information and will have no further comment at the time.”
Although the exact charge(s) are not known, Hall would be subject to a suspension — even if no conviction ends up coming to pass — under the NFL’s personal conduct policy. It should not be considered a lock Hall will be banned, as facts are not yet public, and no suspension is guaranteed to occur this season.
The Browns have big plans for the in-state product, who played at nearby Streetsboro High School. The team has Dalvin Tomlinson on a four-year, $57MM deal but has not seen him practice during training camp. Tomlinson is one of a few Cleveland starters on the active/PUP list. The Browns also re-signed Shelby Harris and Maurice Hurst Jr., adding veteran D-lineman Quinton Jefferson to the mix as well. Through a long-term lens, however, Hall joins Tomlinson as centerpiece DTs in Jim Schwartz’s defense. The Browns will wait on more information coming out about their top 2024 prospect.
“Hall would be subject to a suspension — even if no conviction ends up coming to pass — under the NFL’s personal conduct policy. It should not be considered a lock Hall will be banned, as facts are not yet public, and no suspension is guaranteed to occur this season.”
Certainly not a lock if your name is Richard Sherman.
Con Miller got nothing so why should he if no conviction?
Conviction doesn’t exactly determine guilt or innocence, especially when people have financial interests in not helping with the prosecution. And the league will suspend on shame brought to the shield. Both of those guys should’ve been suspended, others, lesser profile players got far stiffer discipline for far less serious infractions.
These guys are so stupid and if they weren’t good at sports, they’d be useless. What a waste of a perfectly good college education.
Dolla dolla bills, ‘yall
You’re implying they go to class and get an education.
What education?
Bummer! Current and former Ohio State football players rarely get arrested.
Uh, as an Ohio State fan, I know that’s as far from the truth as possible. How about Maurice Clarett, Art Schlichter, Darron Lee, and Ezekiel Elliott, just to name a few.
Plus there was the 2 players arrested but found not guilty of rape charges.
It’s called sarcasm.
He’s clearly implying Ohio state players are very familiar with being arrested…
That’s a great username, though, all things considered.
Not quite the list that Michigan State Spartans could make, but impressive nonetheless.
I mean Plaxico Burress alone makes an MSU list impressive.
The culture of violence is a vicious circle.
It’s been going on for as long as football has been around. You think these athletes just suddenly started now?
Teams in the 70s and 80s during the steroid era didn’t have national coverage. They had local writers who were loyal to the team and wouldn’t risk their jobs by printing the stories you read today. Same goes for local authorities.
No social media, no cell phone cameras. This is not a new problem.
The steroid era… yeah like guys like Travis kelce aren’t roided out… sure…
You have to hand it to Siaki Ika. He may be underwhelming on the field, but sending Hall’s girlfriend roses for a week straight may save his job.
Keeping up with the trend. For the culture.
It seems the Browns have a type they look for in players and that’s guys who treat women poorly.
Browns staying on-brand.
Quick, trade him to the Chiefs.
Better yet, the Bengals.
Really annoyed by this rush to assume the Bengals. The Bengals honestly have turned things around as an organization with their views on personal conduct and the morals and ethics of the players they bring in. I understand every once in a while somebody will mess up, but for you to immediately recommend Cincy, that joke has become very old now.
Whatnots gonna whatnot
Damn, the full details in that article are disturbing af.
If this is true, he’s guilty of way more than domestic violence. Need to know if these guns are legally registered to him or not. He shouldn’t be on a football field until this case is resolved.
“The woman told police she is engaged to Hall and shares an 11-month-old child with him. She said the altercation began when she and Hall were discussing the financial needs of her daughter from a different relationship.
According to the report, the woman said that Hall screamed at her to leave the house, grabbed her by the feet and dragged her on her back down the driveway.
Hall left the house before authorities arrived, according to the report.
The woman’s mother corroborated details of her account in a written statement, according to the report, including that on Monday night she witnessed Hall strike her daughter on the head with a baby bottle, choke her by the neck, push her head through a wall and break open a bedroom door to drag her out.
Authorities observed several indicators of a physical altercation during a walk-through of the home, according to the report, and also saw two handguns lying on a mattress.”
Sounds like a possible attempted murder charge, but some states have “enhanced” D.V. charges (mine has Domestic Violence of a High and Aggravated Nature) that have harsher penalties than the typical D.V. charges, and are meant for certain violent situations. Ohio’s D.V. statute doesn’t make sense to me, because i’m not used to it, but it looks sort of like an attachment charge that goes with whatever the underlying charge is. I’m probably wrong.
Depending on how confident the prosecutor or police are in the case, that could be an option that falls between attempted murder and, say, D.V. 1st Degree. Again, this varies from state to state, and the elements are different for each (use of a firearm, even brandishing or having it in the same room within arm’s reach, can be an element in some states), but I’d expect Ohio to have some kind of high level D.V. charge that falls into this category. Without reading the report or interviewing parties, or seeing any recorded information, it’d be hard to speculate on this case specifically (was Hall pointing the gun at his fiancee her allegation? Was any of that recorded? In what way can it proven?).
The prosecutor, if he/she is doing his/her job, should go for the highest level charge that he/she can prove beyond a reasonable doubt-with the “prove” part being just as much an element of responsibility as any other. A bad charge may get the case dismissed, after all. But, if the evidence is good, pointing a gun at someone’s head and threatened to “end it all” sounds like a possible attempted murder charge at first glance to me, other factors notwithstanding (I’m sure, for instance, that the defense will raise the possibility that Hall never intended to harm his fiancee and was referring to himself, but less has been argued successfully for that charge in many cases). If someone is familiar with Ohio’s D.V. statutes, they probably could offer some more information on the options.
it gets me how low they always bond out at . it’s a bunch of BS .
Stop voting dem if you want that to change.
or vote dem if you want to cut down on unregistered firearms
See works both ways
And both ways also come with a whole lot of ifs and buts and asterisks
And yet in Dem-controlled cities and states are where the most unregistered guns can be found. All the gun control laws in the world wouldn’t make law abiding citizens any safer.
I don’t intend to be political, but how does one crack down on an unregistered firearm, out of curiosity?
Little flaw with your argument: Avon, Ohio votes Republican. Do a little research next time before spouting off.
Ironically, the democratic Cleveland mayor (Avon is right there) sits on the Ohio Board of Mayors Against Illegal Guns.
link to clevelandohio.gov.
Agreed, the system is definitely out of touch.
A gangsta from the mean streets of Streetsboro, OH…LOL!!!
I suppose the good news for Hall is that he can get some low cost legal advice from DeShaun Watson.
Unfortunately for him, all Watson knows is forcing women to sign an NDA if they want to get paid for his rubdowns. His advice won’t help a guy that allegedly assaulted a woman, had visible property damage and possessed firearms.