Ex-Michigan football player Corwin Brown gets suspended jail sentence in hostage case
Former Michigan football player Corwin Brown received a four-year suspended jail sentence Tuesday for his role in a hostage and police standoff incident last year, The Associated Press is reporting.
Brown pleaded guilty in June to charges of striking his wife and holding her hostage, but he also entered a mentally ill plea to the confinement and domestic battery charges.
According to The Associated Press, Brown's suspended jail sentence came after his wife claimed that taking him away from the current counseling he's receiving would be damaging to his mental state.
Corwin Brown
Brown played defensive back at Michigan from 1989-92 before embarking on an eight-year playing career in the NFL. He played with the New England Patriots, the New York Jets and the Detroit Lions.
A co-captain and All-Big Ten selection at Michigan in 1992, Brown was a two-year starter with the Wolverines, totaling 150 career tackles and three interceptions.
He helped Michigan to a 38-31 Rose Bowl victory over Washington at the end of the 1992 campaign.
Brown served as a defensive coordinator for Notre Dame from 2007-09, and most recently was a member of the New England Patriots' coaching staff in 2010.
Nick Baumgardner covers Michigan sports for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at 734-623-2514, by email at nickbaumgardner@annarbor.com and followed on Twitter @nickbaumgardner.
Comments
fishermon
Mon, Aug 27, 2012 : 5:59 p.m.
I have known Corwin and his wife for a long time and from what I know of the situation the Judge made a Just decision. A suspended four year sentence is still a strong statement against Corwin and at the same time allows for medical attention that seems so necessary here. I hope the best for he and Melissa and the wonderful children they are raising.
Scott
Wed, Aug 22, 2012 : 6:40 p.m.
Domestic violence and taking your wife hostage. If john Q. Public does this he gets hard time. Justice is far from blind in America.
Steve McQueen
Wed, Aug 22, 2012 : 11:37 a.m.
A suspended sentence was a good decision by the judge. Prison is not a place where Corwin can rehab. He has issues that have to be addressed, and hopefully he will address them. A guy like Corwin with his experiences can do a lot to help young people. I pray that he puts his talents to good use and gets his mind together with the help of his family.