$125.00, the going rate for Baltimore niggas who knock they bitch out cold in New Jersey elevators.

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MAYS LANDING, N.J. (AP) — A judge on Thursday dismissed domestic
violence charges against Ray Rice, who was captured by a
surveillance camera knocking his then-fiancee unconscious in a
hotel elevator last year.

Judge Michael Donio signed the order after the Atlantic County
prosecutor told him the former Baltimore Ravens running back had
completed the terms of his pretrial intervention.

Under terms of the program, Rice paid $125 in fines and received
anger management counseling.

Rice was charged with third-degree aggravated assault. His
attorney described what happened in February 2014 at Atlantic
City’s Revel Casino Hotel as “little more than a
misunderstanding.”

However, Rice’s promising career with the NFL turned after TMZ
released videos that showed him dragging his fiancee, Janay
Palmer, out of the elevator after he struck her.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell initially suspended Rice for two
games, then suspended him indefinitely after a second video
revealed the knockout punch.

Rice appealed, and an arbitrator reinstated him. However, Rice
has yet to sign with a team.

Rice’s admission into the state’s pretrial interview program
drew criticism.

Only 70 of the more than 15,000 domestic violence assault cases
adjudicated from 2010 to 2013 in New Jersey’s Superior Court
were admitted into the pretrial intervention program, according
to records obtained by The Associated Press.

New Jersey guidelines advise that those who commit violent
crimes should “generally be rejected” from the program, but
Atlantic County Prosecutor Jim McClain, who handled the case,
says he signed off on it after reviewing the circumstances and
consulting with Palmer, who married Ray Rice after a grand jury
indicted him.

The intervention program is seen as a key tool as the state
tries to keep low-level suspects out of jail.

Defendants can have charges dismissed if they meet all the
program’s conditions, which can include random urine testing,
community service and restitution. PTI supervision averages from
one to three years, according to the state.

Of the 15,029 people charged with assault in domestic violence
cases from 2010 to 2013, 8,203 had their cases dismissed or
downgraded to a lower court, according to the data provided by
the state judiciary. Nearly 3,100 pleaded guilty, 13 were found
guilty at trial and nine were found not guilty.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2015/05/21/judge-
dismissed-domestic-violence-charges-against-ray-rice/27709875/