New Orleans Pelicans center Jaxson Hayes has been charged with 12 misdemeanor charges including domestic violence after he lashed out at his girlfriend at his LA home last year, police said.
The 21-year-old faces up to a year in jail for the litany of charges which also include three counts of inflicting corporal injury to a spouse, vandalism, battery against an officer and trespassing, Los Angeles city attorney spokesman Rob Wilcox said.
The 6ft11 star was pinned to the ground by cops outside of his home's front door in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Woodland Hills around 3am on July 28.
New Orleans Pelicans center Jaxson Hayes has been charged with 12 counts including domestic violence (pictured in December, 2021)
Los Angeles Police Department body camera footage shows the 6-foot-11 NBA player allegedly resisting arrest
Bodycam footage shows him repeatedly saying, 'I can't breathe', causing the LAPD to launch an investigation into the use of excessive force.
District Attorney George Gascon refused to press felony charges last year, but LA City Attorney Mike Feuer's office pursued the misdemeanor charges which were filed yesterday.
His arraignment is scheduled for February 15.
He has continued to play for the Pelicans this season, notching up 33 games and is averaging 6.8 points and 3.4 rebounds.
Cops were called to his home by a woman claiming to be the cousin of Hayes's girlfriend last summer.
As heard in the 911 call, the woman explains she 'got some disturbing text messages' from her cousin, who wanted police to come to Hayes's home because he was 'getting loud and violent and she's scared.'
LAPD chief Michael Moore announced the department launched an excessive force investigation after the arrest
As seen on the body cam footage, Hayes walked outside his home to greet the officers as they arrived. 'What's going on between you and your girl,' one officer is heard asking
Hayes then walked outside his home to greet the officers as they arrived.
'What's going on between you and your girl?' one officer is heard asking.
'We were just having a little argument,' Hayes said. 'She was throwing some stuff at me… Just cleaning it up.'
Hayes told the officers that only his girlfriend and his cousin were in the house.
At that point another man, presumably Hayes's cousin, exited the home and approached the officers, who said they needed to go inside to speak with Hayes's
