Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Michael Bennett turned himself in on Monday after a grand jury indicted him on a felony charge of injury to the elderly connected to an incident at NRG stadium following the Super Bowl this year. The charge, which includes “intentionally and knowingly, causing bodily injury to a person 65 years or older,” carries a penalty of as much as 10 years in prison as well as a $10,000 fine.
At a press conference Friday, Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo described what took place following the Eagles’ victory at Super Bowl LI, which included Bennett allegedly shoving a 66-year-old paraplegic black female stadium employee, resulting in an injury to her shoulder:
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