The Reuben Foster case took a major turn on Thursday when his accuser admitted she lied about the allegations of domestic violence. Elissa Ennis’ testimony will make a Foster domestic violence conviction unlikely, and as of now, it would appear the former Alabama linebacker has a clearer path back to the 49ers.
However, Foster will not be with the team when it begins OTAs. The 49ers barred the second-year linebacker from these workouts while the case proceeds and will still begin them without him, per NFL.com’s Mike Garafolo (on Twitter). San Francisco’s OTAs begin on Tuesday, and Matt Barrows of the Sacramento Bee reports (via Twitter) the ruling in this case will come a day later.
Upon being questioned by Foster’s defense attorney, Ennis confessed to accusing a previous boyfriend of domestic violence when he attempted to break up with her in 2011, per Barrows (on Twitter). Ennis also initially told police she’d sustained injuries in a physical altercation with another woman outside a bar, but when on the witness stand, she said this fight occurred after a road-rage incident.
Foster also faces a felony charge of possessing an assault weapon. Foster legally purchased this weapon, Sig Sauer 516, per Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area, in Alabama. But the weapon is illegal in California. Prosecution argued Foster had not safely stored this weapon, with Ennis directing law enforcement to a bathroom floor where it was located. This charge could end up being dropped to a misdemeanor, per Maiocco.
Additionally, Foster is still facing a second-degree marijuana possession charge in Alabama after being arrested in January. Tom Pelissero of NFL.com tweets that Foster is due in court June 20 for this less misdemeanor charge.
That girl crazy. Has to face some jail time
In California what she did is not really a crime. Proposition 47 which was voter approved made almost all nonviolent crimes a misdemeanor
Yes Commiefornia, where it’s no longer a crime to knowingly spread HIV/aids, because it creates a negative “stigma”. Fact is the woman is crazy and needs help, not jail time. California will praise her for being brave and compensate her as she walks out the door. As for the gun charge, last I checked any law that infringes upon a person’s right to bear arms is wholly unconstitutional and illegal. Not sure why we put up with corrupt governments operating outside their charter.
clearly you know nothing about the constitution or law. not surprised.
It’s not really the government … voters approve every tax and every law.
“any law that infringes upon a person’s right to bear arms is wholly unconstitutional and illegal.” Not true. The late Justice Antonin Scalia himself wrote that when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the 2nd Amendment established an individual’s right to bear arms, that didn’t mean there couldn’t be some legitimate restrictions placed on that right.
“voters approve every tax and every law.” I know California has a lot of referenda, but I’m positive that the state legislature and governor can still pass laws and raise or lower, create or end, at least some taxes.
The DA should be reprimanded for his going after Foster with all he had and not caring about the truth or determining it. The DA needs to apologize profusely to Reuben Foster and the permanent harm he has done to Reuben and the 49ers organization.
Foster’s ex-girlfriend testified that in 2011 she falsely accused another ex-boyfriend of domestic violence and spent time in jail for the false accusation. And yet the DA evidently did not know about this until the latest hearing from a lack of effort on his part.
The police detective who was investigating the case admitted Foster’s ex-girlfriend recanted her statement two days after the arrest, but he acknowledged never following up on her claim of the fight with another woman. Finally, he testified that the guns found at Foster’s home had been legally purchased in Alabama.