Browns rookie charged with attempted murder

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PASSAIC, N.J. (AP) — A Cleveland Browns rookie is chargedwith attempted murder for allegedly
punching a man outside a club innorthern New Jersey.Ausar Walcott turned himself in to Passaicpolice
Tuesday after he was identified as a suspect in the incident thathappened around 3 a.m.
Sunday.Authorities tell The Record (http://bit.ly/19t3uSU ) newspaper the 23-year-old
Hackensack native and former University ofVirginia player punched 24-year-old Derrick Jones in the head
just afterThe Palace Gentlemen’s Club closed. Police say Jones, who is from NewYork City, is in critical
condition.Walcott is held on $500,000 bail. It’s not clear if he has a defense lawyer.The linebacker was
signed by the Browns last month. In a statement, the team says it is "aware of the
situation."Copyright 2013 The Associated Press.PASSAIC, N.J. (AP) — A Cleveland Browns rookie is
chargedwith attempted murder for allegedly punching a man outside a club innorthern New Jersey.Ausar
Walcott turned himself in to Passaicpolice Tuesday after he was identified as a suspect in the incident
thathappened around 3 a.m. Sunday.Authorities tell The Record (http://bit.ly/19t3uSU ) newspaper the 23-year-old
Hackensack native and former University ofVirginia player punched 24-year-old Derrick Jones in the head
just afterThe Palace Gentlemen’s Club closed. Police say Jones, who is from NewYork City, is in critical
condition.Walcott is held on $500,000 bail. It’s not clear if he has a defense lawyer.The linebacker was
signed by the Browns last month. In a statement, the team says it is "aware of the
situation."Copyright 2013 The Associated Press.

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