Alvin Kamara enters 'not guilty' plea in battery, bodily harm case in Nevada
New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara pled not guilty at a Thursday arraignment to the charges against him stemming for a February 2022 beating in Las Vegas. Kamara, Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Chris Lammons and two others have been charged regarding the incident.
The charges Kamara faces are conspiracy to commit battery and substantial bodily harm. The former is a misdemeanor, while the latter is a felony.
With his not guilty plea, Kamara is set for a trial, slated to begin on July 31 at 10 a.m., according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. Lammons, who was a member of the Kansas City Chiefs at the time of the fight, also pled not guilty, along with the two other men.
Kamara and Lammons both played as usual in 2022 despite the ongoing legal proceeding. With the summer trial date, any punishment — if there is a conviction — is likely to pick up early in 2023.
WATCH: Surveillance video shows Alvin Kamara, Chris Lammons and two others taking part in night club beating
Kamara is in legal trouble in Las Vegas stemming from a physical altercation at a nightclub in February 2022. New surveillance footage, included as evidence with the case, shows a gruesome scene that has led to Kamara and three others facing criminal charges.
According to testimony from the victim, Darnell Greene, Kamara allegedly originally shoved him away from an elevator and to the wall. From there, one of the other men — apparently Lammons — proceeded to punch Greene and knock him to the ground. At that point, the group of men appear to repeatedly strike and kick Greene for at least 10 seconds.
It’s hard to make out who is who — save for Greene — in the video.
According to a report from KLAS in Las Vegas, the four men — Kamara, Lammons, Christopher Young and Percy Harris — each face charges of conspiracy to commit battery and battery resulting in substantial bodily harm.
The altercation took place during or around the time that the NFL was hosting the annual Pro Bowl weekend, this time in Las Vegas.