Ravens LB Raven Terrell Suggs gives up guns after domestic dispute, attorney says

Terrell Suggs #55 of the Baltimore Ravens warms up prior to their AFC Championship Game against the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium on January 22, 2012 in Foxboro, Massachusetts. / Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images

BALTIMORE An attorney for Baltimore Raven Terrell Suggs says the linebacker has surrendered several firearms as part of an ongoing domestic case filed by his longtime girlfriend.

Attorney Warren Alperstein told The Baltimore Sun that Suggs turned over the weapons last month. The attorney said Candace Williams filed a court order last month in Baltimore County Circuit Court, but didn't provide any further details. Alperstein says that the Suggs lawfully possessed the guns.

Williams is the mother of Suggs' two children. She withdrew a $70 million lawsuit against him two years ago, but the court battle is continuing. Court records show Suggs filed a custody complaint against Williams on Nov. 19 and the attorney says she filed her complaint after that.

According to CBSSports.com, in 2009, Williams filed a complaint against Suggs, alleging that he assaulted her by throwing a soap dispenser at her head and striking her in the chest with his hand. The complaint also alleged Suggs held a bottle of bleach over Williams and their 1-year-old son.

But Williams rescinded the protective order a month later and dropped a $70 million lawsuit against Suggs.

Suggs, who has been hampered by a severe biceps strain this season, has made the Pro Bowl five times and was the NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 2011.

[SKIMINER]

SETTLED? THIS IS THE THIRD TIME HE HAS BEEN ACCUSED. THIS MAY NEVER BE SETTLED. SHE KEEPS DROPPING THE CHARGES BECAUSE SHE LIKES THE LAVISH LIFESTYLE HE IS ABLE TO PROVIDE. I KNOW THAT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS A HUGE ISSUE RIGHT NOW, BUT A WOMAN LIKE THIS COULD MAKE A HUGE STATEMENT BY LETTING HIM SPEND 5-10 YEARS IN JAIL. A POLARIZING ORGANIZATION SUCH AS THE NFL SHOULD BE THE LEADING ACTIVISTS AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE BY SUSPENDING PLAYERS WHO ARE PRONE TO DOMESTIC ISSUES.

[MrLiterally]

Once again, the federal government treating a fundamental right as if it were an easily-revocable privilege. Wait until they start doing this with free speech as well as guns.

[Well_You_Aint_Me]

Really? You think so?

It is like excop1949 stated above, "A domestic violence conviction can prevent anyone from buying or possessing future firearms."

Go and take a CHL class and that is one of the big ones that will prevent you from getting a license. It is also one of the ones the state and FBI check on. A convicted spousal abuser isn't trusted by the govt.

Suggs giving up his guns now is the most prudent thing he could do until all of this is settled.