Former city high-school hoops star Lance Stephenson was released from police custody after he “slammed” his baby mama down the stairs of her Brooklyn home, authorities said today.
The 19-year-old point guard was released on his own recognizance after a making a brief appearance on Sunday night in Brooklyn Criminal Court.
The 6-foot-5, 210-pound Stephenson — who holds the state record for scoring and who led Lincoln HS in Brooklyn to four city championships — was charged with felony assault, weapons possession and other raps after the 5:05 a.m. violence on the stairwell of gal pal Jasmine Williams’ Gravesend home.
Williams, 21, with whom Stephenson has a child, told cops that he pushed her down 10 steps and she struck her head.
She was taken to Coney Island Hospital with head and neck injuries.
“While [Williams] was laying at the bottom of … stairs, the defendant picked up [her] head and slammed informant’s head on the bottom step,” according to court papers.
When police arrived, prosecutors said Stephenson, 19, told them Williams had fallen down the stairs.
Stephenson was charged with two counts of assault — one of which is a felony — two counts of menacing and one count of harassment, authorities said.
He is due back in court Oct. 19.
The felony carries a minimum sentence of seven years in prison. If Stephenson is convicted on all counts, he could face 12 years behind bars.
The homegrown athlete’s bust makes him the latest New York star to be arrested for alleged domestic violence in little more than a week.
Mets closer Francisco “K-Rod” Rodriguez was busted last week for allegedly assaulting the father of his baby mama. As with the hot-headed K-Rod, Stephenson’s troubles are nothing new.
He pleaded guilty last year to disorderly conduct in connection with a groping incident involving a 17-year-old girl.
Stephenson’s off-court woes haven’t derailed his career so far.
He was named the Big East’s Rookie of the Year for 2010. He quickly became a “one-and-done” player, meaning he spent his obligatory year in college — the University of Cincinnati — to satisfy NBA standards before being drafted No. 40 overall and signing with the Indiana Pacers.
It’s not clear if his arrest will jeopardize his three-year NBA contract, which reportedly guarantees him $700,000 the first year and $800,000 in the second.
With AP