University of Houston football player Carmello Brooks was in court on Monday, dealing with two separate criminal charges. One accuses him of assaulting a pregnant person. But here is the wild part: the woman involved in that serious accusation, Nariah Harley, just told the judge she wants the case dismissed, insisting police completely misunderstood what actually went down.
Harley’s Account of the Apartment Incident
Harley herself laid out the entire story in court during Brooks’ initial appearance. She testified the whole mess kicked off with an argument at Brooks’ apartment last week. Brooks repeatedly told her to leave, and she wouldn’t. So, she said he “picked me up and gently put me out the apartment.” And get this, it was actually Brooks who called 911! Harley stated, “He actually called the police. He called 911 because I would not get out his apartment.” That flips a common narrative.
Body Cams, a 911 Call, and a Second Charge Looms
Brooks’ attorney, Brent Wasserstein, is clearly banking on the evidence. He told the court the entire encounter was recorded on police body camera video. Wasserstein is confident that once prosecutors review that footage and the 911 call his client made, it will totally back up Brooks’ side of the story. This is huge for Brooks’ defense. Meanwhile, there is also a separate charge from an August incident in northwest Harris County. That one is for criminal mischief, where Brooks is accused of damaging a door handle after another dispute, this time with a different woman and her sister. Family members say Brooks and the women from that incident grew up together in Killeen and knew each other from high school. Harley, also from Killeen, attends Texas Southern University. She confirmed Brooks is the father of her baby, emphasizing she does not consider herself a victim in any of this.
Nariah Harley pleaded with the court: “I would like for all the charges to be dismissed, dropped by the DA, and us to need to be able to move on with my life and him to be able to move on with my life, his life.” That’s a powerful statement. For now, Wasserstein confirmed Brooks is still suspended from the University of Houston football team. The attorney is pushing for Brooks to be allowed to attend classes while both these cases are pending. This is a massive, life-altering situation for Brooks. His football career and his future hang in the balance as everyone waits to see how the court handles these new developments.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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