UFC, boxing fighter Conor McGregor negotiating plea deal to avoid jail time after Barclays Center arrest
UFC fighter and former boxing champion Conor McGregor spent more time getting to and from Brooklyn’s Supreme Court on Thursday morning for a hearing stemming from his April arrest than he spent before a judge.
In a hearing that lasted approximately 90 seconds, McGregor’s attorney announced to Justice Raymond Rodriguez that they were negotiating a plea deal with the prosecutors and that McGregor and Cian Cowley, another MMA fighter facing charges from an attack on a bus in April that was caught on video, would not go in front a grand jury.
McGregor, who walked into the packed courtroom in a well-tailored blue suit with his chest held high, faced multiple charges including criminal mischief, a felony in New York State. A video of the incident showed a group of people, which included McGregor attacking a bus. McGregor is seen picking up large objects and throwing them. One hits a bus and breaks the window. Fighters Michael Chiesa and Ray Borg were on the bus during the incident and were injured in the attack, USA Today reported.
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