LAS VEGAS — Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. was hit Thursday with three more felony charges in a domestic violence case that already had him facing a theft charge.
Clark County District Attorney David Roger significantly raised the ante in the case, alleging Mayweather hit and threatened the life of his ex-girlfriend, Josie Harris, and threatened to beat two of their children during a pre-dawn argument at the woman’s home a week ago.
Mayweather, 33, remained free on $3,000 bail pending arraignment Nov. 9 following his arrest last Friday on a felony grand larceny charge.
Authorities alleged he took cellphones belonging to Harris and two of their children following the altercation. That felony charge carries a possible sentence of five years. The new criminal complaint added two felony coercion and one felony robbery charge along with one misdemeanor domestic battery and three misdemeanor harassment charges.
Convictions on all eight charges would increase the possible penalty Mayweather could face if convicted of all charges to 34 years.
French boss ready to assist probe
PARIS — The head of France’s anti-doping agency is ready to collaborate fully with a U.S. federal investigation into seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong.
Pierre Bordry said he will hand over Armstrong’s “B” samples from the 1999 Tour to Jeff Novitzky if the Food and Drug Administration agent makes an official request.
French sports daily L’Equipe reported in 2005 that Armstrong’s backup samples from 1999 contained EPO — a banned blood-boosting hormone. Armstrong was cleared by an independent panel.
• Mark Cavendish won a hard-fought sprint finish to take the 92.5-mile 18th stage of the Spanish Vuelta, and Vincenzo Nibali retained the overall lead.
• Spanish cyclist Eladio Jimenez has been banned for two years for doping with the blood-boosting hormone EPO.
Footnotes.
Mark Schubert has taken at least a two-month leave of absence from his post as coach of the national swim team while USA Swimming executive director Chuck Wielgus and president Jim Wood conduct “the ongoing evaluation of Mark’s progress and participate in any decision-making that would take place prior to approving Mark’s return, or determining if another course of action is necessary.”
• Virginia Tech forward J.T. Thompson will miss this season after tearing the ACL in his left knee during a pickup basketball game. Thompson was the Hokies’ fourth- leading scorer with 7.3 points per game last season.
• Iowa State said Darion Anderson, a graduate of Northern Illinois, has been granted a waiver by the NCAA to play his final season with the Cyclones.
• The Orlando Magic signed forward Malik Allen, who played 51 games for the Nuggets last season.
• George Coetzee fired a 7-under-par 65 to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the Austrian Open in Atzenbrugg.
• A Penn State official said the university will start a Division I ice hockey program.
