Gerome Sapp arrested for assault

Ravens safety Gerome Sapp was arrested three days ago and charged with second-degree assault. The police case information is available [do a full-name search for Gerome Sapp with "exact match on last name," and then click on case# 0B01924853] but as far as I can tell, no published media reports have been made.

The complainant is Joe Maese, which happens to be the name of a guy who used to play center and long snapper for the Ravens. I don't know if it is the same person, but it could be.

Joe Maese was cut by the Detroit Lions in 2005. He has not played in the NFL since then, but last January Maese was signed by the Blackbirds, an American Indoor Football Association (AIFA) team in Baltimore, so it makes sense that he would be in town.

Sapp played in nine games this year, with 16 tackles, two sacks and zero interceptions. The Ravens placed him on injured reserve on the same day as his arrest. His trial date is set for February 8, 2008, which is Sapp's 27th birthday.

Happy Birthday, Gerome!

Update: Thursday, January 3: Yesterday Gerome Sapp countered with charges of his own against Joe Maese [do a full-name search for Gerome Sapp with "exact match on last name," and then click on case# 5B01924718]

UPDATE (9/8/08): Apparently I didn't have all of my facts straight. Sorry, Gerome.