Chad Wheeler has been found guilty of two counts of domestic violence assault against a former girlfriend.
Wheeler was public enemy No. 1 after he was arrested for the brutal assault of his girlfriend a few years ago. He was accused of choking his girlfriend until she lost consciousness after he asked her to bow to him. At one point, he removed his hand to press it against her nose and mouth to try to stop her from breathing while continuing to choke her with his other hand.
When the woman regained consciousness, according to the report, Wheeler was standing near the bed and said, “Wow, you’re alive?”
Alleah Taylor suffered a fractured humerus and dislocated elbow.
The jury convicted Wheeler of first- and second-degree domestic violence assault and found him not guilty of false imprisonment.
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The former backup offensive tackle for the Seattle Seahawks took to Twitter back in 2021 and apologized to his girlfriend and everybody else while vowing to step away from football and get the help he needs from what he called a ‘manic episode.’
He will now get that help in prison.
Wheeler played for the Giants and Seahawks from 2017-2020. The Seahawks released him after his arrest.
He will be sentenced on December 14th and, per the Seattle Times, state prosecutors are expected to seek a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in prison.
