Baltimore Ravens Running Back Ray Rice Pleads Not Guilty; Applies for PTI

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MAYS LANDING – A Maryland man was arraigned today for the physical assault of a woman in an Atlantic City casino/hotel elevator, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Jim McClain announced today.

Raymell M. Rice, 27, of the 2400 block of Tufton Spring Lane, Reistertown, MD, was arraigned on May 1, 2014 at 8:45 a.m. on the charge of aggravated assault in Atlantic County Superior Court.

On February 15, 2014, at 2:52 a.m., Atlantic City Police responded to the Revel Casino and Hotel in Atlantic City to investigate an altercation between Raymell M. Rice, 27, of the 2400 block of Tufton Spring Lane, Reistertown, MD, and Janay Palmer, 26, of the same address.

Atlantic County Prosecutors Office Reviewing Assault Charges Against Baltimore Ravens Running Back Ray Rice

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The Atlantic County Prosecutors Office issued a statement regarding simple assault charges against Baltimore Ravens running back Raymell M. "Ray" Rice. 

According to the complaint in Atlantic City Municipal Court, Rice was charged with simple assault after causing bodily injury to his fiancé Janay Palmer, specifically after striking her with his hand rendering her unconscious at the Revel Casino in Atlantic City on February 15, 2014.

"The domestic violence incident in Atlantic City involving Ray Rice has been referred to the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office for review" stated Haleigh Walz, Public Information Officer for the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office.