Chad Brown, a renowned thoroughbred trainer, was arrested on Wednesday, August 17, after strangling and pushing a woman down the stairs of his home. Brown is also alleged to have pinned the victim to the floor in Saratoga Springs.
He was later charged with felony choking and spent the night in jail before appearing in court. Brown was released after posting $2,500 bail on Thursday, according to sources. Additionally, he will be required to post a $5,000 bond. According to reports, Brown has pleaded not guilty to the charges. It is not clear whether the woman sued Chad C. Brown.
All about Chad Brown
Chad Brown is a well-known name in the equestrian world, having coached 11 Eclipse Award winners. He also received the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Trainer in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 as a horse trainer. The horse trainer has almost 1,800 victories behind him. During his North American racing career, Mechanicville, New York, the native has earned more than $228 million. Brown won his 2,000th race with his horses last year. Brown also earned a degree in animal science from Cornell University in 2001, according to the report. He became interested in horse racing during his studies. He has since worked with many Hall of Fame equestrian coaches.
Chad Brown had another clash with the police. In 2019, Brown was ordered to pay $1.6 million in compensation after it was discovered he hadn’t paid his employees overtime during that time.
What did Chad Brown’s attorney say?
Brown was charged with felony choking after he was accused of throwing a woman down the stairs and strangling her. In the state of New York, this is classified as a Class A misdemeanor. Additionally, the defendant can face a $1,000 fine and one year in prison as the maximum penalty. An individual’s sentence may be reduced to three years of probation without imprisonment. Chad Brown’s attorney, Joseph Gerstenzang, argued in court that the horse trainer only attacked the woman in self-defense. He said the woman broke into his home on Doten Avenue while Brown was sleeping.
According to Gerstenzang:
“You caught the wrong person here.” It was a home invasion. She broke into my client’s house. (She) is really the culprit. She arrives in the middle of the night, wakes him up and attacks him. These allegations are said to have occurred while he was protecting his girlfriend and himself.”
Judge Francine Vero said “this court has no duty to convict victims of domestic violence”.
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According to WNYT-TV (NBC) news host Subrina Dhamma, the presiding judge of this trial, Francine Vero, refused to accept and said:
“This court has no mandate to charge victims of domestic abuse.”
After Chad Brown pushed her forward, she corrected her mistake and called the woman the “alleged victim”.
According to arrest records, what may have sparked the alleged altercation?
According to the arrest papers, the woman testified that she had had an on-and-off relationship with Chad Brown. The woman, who is also a horse trainer, said she reached out to the 43-year-old after being unable to contact him several times. She discovered Chad Brown with another woman after entering the house with a spare key in hand. This seems to have caused problems for horse trainers. According to the unnamed woman, Brown pushed her down the stairs and tried to strangle her before pushing her out the door.
When he was released from prison after posting $2,500 bail, Judge Vero ordered him to turn over any gun licenses he possessed. She also imposed a ban on contact with Brown and the woman if they met at Saratoga Racecourse. According to Horse Racing Nation, Chad Brown is expected to appear in court again on September 2.
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Source: vcmp.edu.vn