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D.A. gets case against Merriman

Police have completed their investigation, and the criminal claims against Chargers linebacker Shawne Merriman are now in the hands of the San Diego County District Attorney.

The D.A. will decide whether to prosecute.  A decision not to prosecute means that Merriman is off the hook.  If the D.A. chooses to go forward, Merriman will find himself in the middle of a multi-step process that could culminate in a trial.

10News in San Diego reports that medical records have been included in the file, with the consent of the alleged victim, D-list celebrity Tila Tequila Nguyen.

Meanwhile, Nguyen resumed tweeting regarding the case, after more than a day of silence and a stream of deleted entries.  But she has since announced that she will be posting no further updates (“Thank U everyone
for your support but I will no longer be on Twitter during this time as
I let the Legal System deal with this privately
“), and she has deleted several new tweets.

“Bruises don’t pop up immediately after you get hit, but the next
day….oh yes, they pop up everywhere and gets worse as time passes,” she posted on Wednesday morning, but then deleted it.  (To confirm that, enter her Twitter screen name at Tweleted.com.)

In other words, it sounds like she wasn’t bruised when she went to the hospital.  And absent a clear sign of injury, it’s unlikely that prosecutors will decide to proceed.

UPDATE:  Her self-imposed Twitter ban didn’t last very long at all.  This one sounds like a thinly-veiled threat:  “I love my
friends. I have such great friends. Such beastly soldiers….all the
real men. I’m their princess. U don’t touch the Princess….”

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16 Responses to “D.A. gets case against Merriman”
  1. aj_beerzynski says: Sep 9, 2009 8:53 PM

    Her “twitter silence” only lasted for an hour and a half, she sent a tweet to fellow diva Chad Ochocinco who’s also supposedly quitting twitter.

  2. spanky2525 says: Sep 9, 2009 8:55 PM

    Merriman…..you should have known man…..you can’t make a ho a housewife!!!!!!
    Go Terps!!!!!!!!

  3. doublestuffflorios says: Sep 9, 2009 8:57 PM

    She should just do what Jim Carrey did in the bathroom in Liar,Liar.
    “I’m kicking my ass!”

  4. Facts Domino says: Sep 9, 2009 9:00 PM

    This T-nuc was beat with the ugly stick long before Merriroid did his lights out dance with his hands around her neck.

  5. 808BOLTFAN says: Sep 9, 2009 9:02 PM

    Tila Tequila is hilarious, what a joke. If the DA decides to prosecute, I would be surprised. Unless he’s a male and Tila spent some time under his desk, if u know what I mean. This is stupid.

  6. escobacker47 says: Sep 9, 2009 9:10 PM

    What an attention whore. If the 270 pound Merriman violently choked the the 90 pound Nguyen as she claims marks would be found immediately after. I wouldn’t even be suprised if she made some bruises herself and put them up on twitter just to keep this ball rolling. The bitch is a mockery to battered women everywhere and should be sued by Merriman for libel/slander.

  7. yeah.. says: Sep 9, 2009 9:19 PM

    I dislike Merriman, but this b*tch is a attention whore. She is so desperate to keep her 15 minutes of fame rolling she will do anything to stay in the headlines.

  8. Facts Domino says: Sep 9, 2009 9:23 PM

    This just in from the Roethlisberger scam case.
    Mcnulty is changing her name to Sani Sangria and plans to start drunk tweeting herself.

  9. dldavidlong says: Sep 9, 2009 9:27 PM

    i prefer miss cj miles over tila.

  10. aj_beerzynski says: Sep 9, 2009 9:30 PM

    About 10 min ago she let loose this nugget, dumbass can’t even go 2 hours without begging for more attention.;
    “I love my friends. I have such great friends. Such beastly soldiers….all the real men. I’m their princess. U don’t touch the Princess….”
    Is that supposed to be a threat?

  11. Massappeal says: Sep 9, 2009 9:36 PM

    Hey Florio,
    WHY do you always use the D-list comment and never include “NFL lineman with a history of steroid rage”.
    No wonder innocent victims don’t want to go through the legal process.

  12. DanFoutsBeard says: Sep 9, 2009 9:41 PM

    I started following her on twitter after this just to see where this would go, so I have seen all those deleted tweets. Wow. Absolutely mind-numbing. It’s funny and scary how ignorant someone can sound.
    If she was really a victim, she would let the law take care of it, period. She wouldn’t rant on twitter like a 7th grader if this really happened.
    She just wants to squeeze as much attention as she can out of this because that’s what D-list reality show celebs do. Go back to you alien world tequila, and Merriman, stop being so hollywood.

  13. Facts Domino says: Sep 9, 2009 10:31 PM

    Which of her thugs likes it up the Vick, because she certainly isn’t a princess.

  14. Twiz says: Sep 9, 2009 10:36 PM

    @Massappeal
    First, Florio actually got something close to correct. I say close only cause I wouldn’t even classify her as D-List. She is more like P or Q list! Skank list comes to mind…….
    Second, he doesn’t have a history of steroid rage. He does have a history of steroid use, which he is obviously off of or he wouldn’t still be playing football. Roid rage only occurs while the person is still using it, not years after…….

  15. JollyOldMan says: Sep 9, 2009 10:45 PM

    …And now she has protected her tweets. It’s about time!

  16. whatthehellisgoingonoutthere says: Sep 9, 2009 11:01 PM

    Why do I get the feeling that this would all go away if there was say 500k sent her way?

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