LAS VEGAS — Oakland Raiders wide receiver Javon Walker remained hospitalized Tuesday with a concussion and a battered face, one day after he was beaten, robbed and left unconscious on a Las Vegas street after a night of partying.
Police said a large amount of cash and some jewelry were taken from the former Broncos receiver, who suffered “a moderate concussion and significant injuries to his face.” Police Lt. Clinton Nichols said detectives are retracing Walker’s activities in the hours before he was found injured Monday morning on a street off the Las Vegas Strip.
“That’s one of the first things we do, backtrack what he did and where he stayed,” Nichols said, adding that the investigation was still in the early stages. “We knew there was a large amount of cash taken, and some jewelry.”
According to reports published Tuesday in the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Walker visited a nightclub, Tryst, at the Wynn Las Vegas resort Saturday night. He spent Sunday night at another club, Body English at the Hard Rock hotel-casino, before leaving about 3:30 a.m. Monday, according to casino spokeswoman Dorian Cantrell.
Nichols said detectives spoke briefly with Walker on Monday and planned a second interview Tuesday at Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center.
A Raiders spokesman said the team was gathering information and had no comment.
Walker was with the Broncos when cornerback Darrent Williams was shot and died in his arms in the back of a limousine Jan. 1, 2007, in Denver.
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