NFL player Ray Rice indicted in NJ for assault on fiancée

NEW YORK - Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice was indicted Thursday for the alleged physical assault of a woman last month inside an Atlantic City, N.J. casino, reports CBS New York.

The alleged incident involving Rice, 27, and his 26-year-old fiancée, Janay Palmer, occurred just before 3 a.m. inside the Revel Casino on Feb. 15.

Initially, police charged both Rice and Palmer with aggravated assault, but the charge against Palmer was later dismissed. If found guilty, Rice could face 3-5 years in prison, according to the station.

Rice and Palmer have a 2-year-old daughter together.