Boston Celtics guard Jabari Bird faces multiple charges arising from a domestic violence incident that occurred last Friday in Bird’s Boston area apartment. Bird, who was arrested by the Boston Police Department, had been treated for undisclosed reasons at a Boston area hospital until his arraignment in Brighton Municipal Court on Thursday. The 24-year-old is accused of choking, kidnapping and assaulting a woman with whom he had a romantic relationship.
The alleged victim, a college student who has dated Bird, was allegedly strangled to the point of unconsciousness. Prosecutors from the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office also assert that Bird threw the alleged victim against the wall, dragged her by the ankles and blocked her multiple attempts to exit his apartment.