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Post by Jari on Dec 17, 2009 16:51:35 GMT -5
Bomber coach charged with assault By Paul Friesen, Winnipeg Sun
Last Updated: 17th December 2009, 3:30pm
Winnipeg Blue Bombers head coach Mike Kelly has been arrested and charged with assault following what was reported to be a domestic incident at this Bridgeport, Penn., home.
Bridgeport Police Department Sgt. John Cane said Kelly was arrested and charged with assault and harassment after police were called to the Bomber coach's home by his ex-girlfriend Andrea Peterson just after 11 a.m. today.
Cane said when police arrived the former couple continued arguing before Kelly was taken to the police station. Police said Peterson appeared to have red marks on her neck and bruising and a small cut to her lip.
Kelly appeared to have some bruise marks on his face.
Peterson was apparently at Kelly's home to collect some of her possessions.
The borough of Bridgeport is about 25 km northwest of Philadelphia.
Bomber officials released a statement on the incident awhile ago.
“At this point, what we’ll be looking to do is get all the facts surrounding the incident in Philadelphia," said chairman Ken Hildahl. "We willl deal with it at that point.”
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Post by Smokie on Dec 17, 2009 17:04:55 GMT -5
Can you say anger management issues. He is sooo fired before Christmas.
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Post by jhendrix70 on Dec 17, 2009 17:07:43 GMT -5
I can only hope so.
Someone coaching a community based team who basically treats the public & Media like garbage ( not to mention things i've heard he's done to his own players ) deserves to be let go.
Fire his a ss
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Post by selanne405 on Dec 17, 2009 17:32:41 GMT -5
WHAT AS IF! Ok can we get a link just to be sure? Werent they just about to say he'd be back next year? Nothings for sure yet though, remember the whole rider gm sexual assault thing YUP tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=302712
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Post by razorsedge on Dec 17, 2009 17:41:50 GMT -5
I was ok with him coming back, cause I believed in giving him a second year to see what he could build in the off season. I want to hear more details of the situation before I pass judgement. If he's charged and convicted, i'm sure he'll be done.
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Post by jhendrix70 on Dec 17, 2009 18:25:51 GMT -5
Getting arrested and fired in the same day is the perfect recipe for absolute disaster for Kelly. Hope he doesn't do anything stupid...The Winnipeg Blue Bombers board of directors are scurrying to hold a meeting in the next couple of hours and sources say head coach Mike Kelly will likely be fired sometime this evening.Kelly was arrested this morning and charged with assault and harrassment following an alleged domestic dispute. His job security was already in peril and this latest development appears to have given the board of directors cause to fire him and make his contract void. If the team can show cause, they will not be on the hook for the final two years of Kelly's contract. Police in Bridgeport, Pa., responded to Kelly’s home in the Philadelphia area at 11:03 a.m. after receiving a 911 call placed from Kelly's home. The other person involved in the incident is Andrea Peterson, Kelly’s former girlfriend. Bridgeport Police Sgt. John Cane said when officers arrived at Kelly’s home, they found Peterson outside on the front steps. "When the officers got there, she said that Mike Kelly had hit her," Cane said. "She showed us her neck, which was red, she had a small cut on her knuckle, and she had a small abrasion or some type of cut on her lip." Cane said that Kelly told police that the woman had come to his house to pick up her personnal belongings. "She confronted him in an upstairs bedroom and an argument broke out and it turned physical," Cane said of the explanation offered by Kelly. "He grabbed her. She ended up hitting him in the face, according to him -- and he had some evidence of being hit there too -- and he grabbed her and pushed her to get her out of the house." Kelly had some bruising on his face, police said. Cane said the woman is not facing any charges. A criminal records check revealed that Kelly had no previous convictions, Cane said. An individual familiar with Kelly and Peterson said the two had been a couple for about 4-1/2 years, adding they formally broke up about two weeks ago. "She was over there (this morning) getting her stuff when she found a letter from another woman," the individual told the Free Press. "He just lost it and he grabbed her and beat her up." Kelly was released on his own recognizance. Kelly was reached by the Free Press on his cell phone but did not offer comment simply saying, "I can’t talk right now," before hanging up. Blue Bombers chairman Ken Hildahl learned of the incident minutes after he ended a press conference announcing the resignation of CEO Lyle Bauer. "At this point, what we’ll be looking to do is get all the facts surrounding the incident in Philadelphia," said Hildahl. "We’ll deal with it at that point. We’ve heard a lot of rumours, a lot of innuendo over the last hour. "These are issues that this football club and this board are obviously very concerned with. Any incidents that involve violence, and at this point they are allegations, it’s something we will and do take seriously."www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/Bomber-coach-Kelly-charged-with-assault-79557357.html
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Post by DEATHBYPOPCORN1990 on Dec 17, 2009 18:49:32 GMT -5
WIN[/size]
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Post by Jari on Dec 17, 2009 20:53:47 GMT -5
Mike Kelly has been fired!
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Post by selanne405 on Dec 17, 2009 22:17:12 GMT -5
[/size][/quote] Not for the woman
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Post by razorsedge on Dec 18, 2009 7:55:59 GMT -5
Mike Kelly has been fired! I'm ok with that decision. This should save some season ticket holders. You should rename the thread "Mike Kelly arrested and fired!!". Before some newb starts a whole new thread about it.
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Post by 22Neufeld28 on Dec 18, 2009 18:06:05 GMT -5
I can just see it now,after the first lose next year,the "WE WANT KELLY BACK" chants should start to surface-lol
Im actually gonna miss his hard assed style with the media and fans,but life goes on,now if they get a guy who comes up with cute little qoutes like Richie again,I think im gonna puke.
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Post by jetswillreturn on Dec 18, 2009 22:38:37 GMT -5
This is a great day in Winnipeg Blue Bomber history. Kelly, the worst coach since Jeff Reinbold, has been fired. Now the Bombers have at least have a chance in 2010.
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Post by razorsedge on Dec 18, 2009 23:28:55 GMT -5
This is a great day in Winnipeg Blue Bomber history. Kelly, the worst coach since Jeff Reinbold, has been fired. Now the Bombers have at least have a chance in 2010. I would say it's the saddest and most pathetic day in Bomber history. Losing your CEO on the same day that your controversial coach is arrested for assaulting a female, than fired, makes the Bombers look like an absolute disaster of a club. It is a good day though, in that it now raises hope for the future.
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Post by selanne405 on Dec 19, 2009 13:23:57 GMT -5
This is a great day in Winnipeg Blue Bomber history. Kelly, the worst coach since Jeff Reinbold, has been fired. Now the Bombers have at least have a chance in 2010. I would say it's the saddest and most pathetic day in Bomber history. Losing your CEO on the same day that your controversial coach is arrested for assaulting a female, than fired, makes the Bombers look like an absolute disaster of a club. It is a good day though, in that it now raises hope for the future. Sad day for sure, but look at it in the dark knight mentality, the nights always darkest before the dawn, with kelly gone i think the bombers are on their way back to not sucking.
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Post by Z on Dec 20, 2009 10:28:44 GMT -5
Arrested, fired, how soon until shot?
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