Just hours after being arrested on suspicion of fourth-degree domestic violence assault, former Seattle Seahawks tight end Jerramy Stevens married U.S. women's soccer team goalkeeper Hope Solo the evening of Nov. 13, according to numerous media outlets.
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Sportsradio 950 AM and 102.9 FM radio host Dave Mahler confirmed news of the wedding late Tuesday Nov. 13, and Solo's teammate Jillian Loyden also sent a tweet implying she may have been at the wedding: "Happy to witness such an amazing celebration of real love #selflesslove #fewandfarbetween." The 31-year-old Solo, and 33-year-old Stevens had been dating for about two months when to two applied for a marriage license Nov. 8, and very few details have come out about the wedding ceremony.
According to The Seattle Times, police in the Seattle suburb of Kirkland responded to a disturbance at a home around 3:45 a.m. Monday "involving a physical altercation between eight people during a party," said Kirkland Police Lt. Murray.
Officers contacted several people in the home who appeared intoxicated and didn't cooperate with police, said Murray. Officers were able to determine based on information and observations that there was probable cause to arrest Stevens for investigation of fourth-degree assault. Murray avoided identifying the victim, but court documents show Hope Solo received a cut to her elbow.
Solo's 34-year-old brother, Marcus, called 911. He and Solo told officers there was a party and blamed the disturbance on two to three unknown men who were at the party. Marcus Solo told police he used a stun gun on one of the men, who left the party before police arrived, according to court records.
A police officer found Stevens, "who appeared to be hiding," lying between the bed and the wall in an upstairs bedroom, according to court documents. Stevens claimed he had been sleeping on the floor and didn't hear the fight, although, officers reportedly saw signs of a fight, and dried blood on Stevens' shirt.
People magazine reported the two athletes were arguing over whether to wed in Florida or Washington State.
When the two athletes appeared in court on Nov. 13 the judge determined there was not enough evidence to hold Stevens. However, the case is still under investigation, Lt. Murray said. Charges could be brought later if prosecutors and police find other evidence, he said.
Stevens has a long history of run ins with law enforcement. In 1998, while still a senior in high school, he was arrested on charges of second-degree assault armed with a deadly weapon and fourth-degree assault for engaging in a fight with a 17-year-old and stomping on the boy's face in Olympia, Wash. He pleaded to a charge of misdemeanor assault, according to USA Today.
In 2000, Stevens was arrested for the sexual assault of a 19-year-old University of Washington freshman after a June 4 fraternity party. "Numerous witnesses testified the woman acted as if she had been drugged at the party. Then a sophomore at Washington, he did not face a criminal trial for rape due to what the prosecutor said were confusing and conflicting statements. The victim filed a civil suit, which resulted in a settlement," says USA Today.
From there on, the list is almost too long to mention.
Stevens has committed a hit-and-run, crashing into a nursing home. He's been charged with reckless driving twice, and charged with two DUIs. Stevens has had "multiple complaints raised by residents in his Seattle-area condominium complex, including vomiting on their doors, leaving used condoms on the back porch and loud parties at all hours of the night, as reported by The Seattle Times. Stevens was arrested on a felony charge of possession of marijuana with intent to sell and possession of drug paraphernalia in Tampa while playing for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He was arrested and charged with felony battery for punching two bouncers in a Tampa bar. And that's all just since 2001.