Back to the Rutgers Scarlet Knights Newsfeed

After Twitter rant, uncle of alleged victim backs off threat to ex-Rutgers player Nadir Barnwell

Related Topics: Uncle, Monologue, Threat, Allegation, Twitter

The uncle of the woman who suffered life-threatening injuries as a result of an alleged beating at the hands of Nadir Barnwell had a message for the former Rutgers and Tennessee Tech football player: You're better off in jail.

But now he's backing off the threat.

After blaming a justice system that allowed Barnwell a second chance following a highly publicized street brawl, John Betancourt admitted his Twitter rant in a series of tweets appeared "threatening," but he said he would present no danger if Barnwell gets out on bail.

"I'll be honest, I (tweeted) it that way (because) I was so angry that I felt like going over there and breaking his head.