Riquna Williams.Photo:Jeff Bottari/NBAE via Getty
Jeff Bottari/NBAE via Getty
Las Vegas Aces player Riquna Williams was arrested Tuesday following a domestic violence incident, PEOPLE confirms.
Williams, 33, was taken into custody after getting into an alleged physical altercation with her spouse, whom she accused of cheating, according toESPN.
The WNBA Championship-winning point guard is reportedly now facing nine charges related to the incident and has been banned from team activities as the investigation continues. ESPN reports those charges included five felony charges for strangulation, coercion with the threat of violence and assault with a weapon, while four of the charges are for misdemeanor battery.
“The Las Vegas Aces were made aware of domestic violence charges against a member of our team, Riquna Williams,” the team said ina statementWednesday.
Williams was released from jail without bail, according to ESPN, under the condition she has no contact with her wife and complies with alcohol monitoring rules ahead of her next court appearance in early August. Clark County inmate records show Williams is no longer in custody.
Riquna Williams.Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department via Getty
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department via Getty
The outlet reported that Williams accused her wife of cheating and later left the house to stay at a hotel, taking her wife’s cell phone with her. On the phone, Williams alleged she found evidence of the affair, according toABC News.
Williams returned to the home and then punched and kicked her wife, and allegedly began strangling her.
“I’ll kill you here and walk to the jail myself," Williams told her wife as she strangled her, according to the report.
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Police noted the fight lasted about an hour and Williams’ wife had markings on her throat, eyebrows and hands, according to ABC. Williams reportedly also threatened her wife with heavy metal objects, according to local outletKTNV.
Riquna Williams.Mitchell Leff/Getty
Mitchell Leff/Getty
The Associated PressreportedWilliams was arrested in 2019 for a separate domestic violence incident in Florida and was charged with two felony counts of assaulting a partner and making a threat with a firearm. She pleaded not guilty and the charges were eventually dismissed.
source: people.com
