by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack
SDNY COURTHOUSE, Dec 11 – Former NBA player Matt Barnes is being sued for assault by Jasmine Besiso, for a nightclub incident in 2016.
The civil trial began on December 11, 2023 before U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Judge Ronnie Abrams and Inner City Press was there.
The jurors were shown video testimony, from the previous Thursday, of nightclub security guard Ty Lawon. While he repeated said he didn't recall, he did describe a choke hold that was "not hugging." Then he said again, I don't recall.
Judge Abrams sent the jurors home at 4:30 pm.
The plaintiff's lawyer said he'll have another security guard, in person, on December 12.
The case is Besiso et al v. Barnes, et al., 19-cv-9461 (Abrams)
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