According to a report from The Seattle Times, Pullman Police have recommended the felony assault charge to prosecutors after closing their investigation.
The Pullman Police have closed their investigation into an alleged assault involving WSU safety Shalom Luani and are recommending a 2nd degree felony charge to the Whitman County prosecutor’s office, according to the Seattle Times’ Stefanie Loh.
Luani is accused of breaking a man’s nose outside a Domino’s Pizza on College Hill on August 24. The maximum sentence, according to Loh, is a year in jail and a $5,000 fine.
While PPD has stuck by the initial charge under which Luani was arrested that night, both Luani and WSU coach Mike Leach have suggested there is more to story and that while Luani was not blameless, he’s also far from the only person culpable in what happened.