There are disturbing new details regarding the attack Houston Rockets player Kevin Porter Jr. allegedly carried out at a New York City hotel against his girlfriend, who suffered a fractured bone in her neck while she was being choked, according to prosecutors.
in connection with the incident early Monday at the Millennium Hilton near the United Nations in midtown Manhattan. Prosecutors said he didn’t stop until his girlfriend ran out into the hallway covered in blood, where she was found by hotel staff.
Porter was not required to enter a plea during his brief court appearance. He was charged with second- and third-degree assault, as well as second-degree strangulation.The alleged incident began after the pair had been out in the city. She returned to the room and went to bed, but Porter got locked out, sources said, and the altercation escalated from there.
He then wrapped his hands around her neck and started strangling her, the court documents read, which fractured a vertebrae in her neck. The girlfriend was taken to the hospital with at least one broken bone and bruising, law enforcement officials told NBC New York. She was released from the hospital Monday night, according to a source close to the matter.
During arraignment, prosecutors requested Porter be held on $100,000 bond. Attorney information for the NBA player was not immediately clear. His next court appearance is scheduled for Oct. 16.
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