Former NFL participant Braylon Edwards says he broke up a locker room assault of an 80-year-old man

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. (AP) — A person has been charged with tried homicide in a locker room assault at a suburban Detroit YMCA that was damaged up by former NFL participant Braylon Edwards.

Edwards mentioned he was “simply minding my enterprise” Friday when he heard a dispute about loud music on the recreation heart in Farmington Hills.

“The noise escalates, after which you possibly can hear some pushing and shoving, so you understand what combating appears like,” Edwards told WDIV-TV. “However as soon as I hear a thud, that’s after I obtained up and circled.”

Edwards mentioned he stopped the assault of an 80-year-old man, who had a head damage. The 20-year-old suspect fled on foot earlier than he was captured by police.

Courtroom paperwork record Edwards as the important thing witness within the case.

“This was a vicious, mindless assault,” Oakland County prosecutor Karen McDonald mentioned Monday. “I commend the witness who intervened, and we’ll search justice for this sufferer.”

Farmington Hills Police Chief Jeff King did not point out Edwards by title however mentioned a “good Samaritan” stopped the “vicious assault.”

The alleged attacker appeared in courtroom Saturday and stays in custody on $250,000 bond.

“On the finish of the day that’s what you do,” Edwards mentioned of his choice to get entangled.

Edwards, a star receiver at Michigan, was a primary spherical draft choose by the Cleveland Browns in 2005. He performed eight seasons within the NFL, largely with Cleveland and the New York Jets.

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