SAN DIEGO (AP) -The District Attorney's Office is reviewing accusations of domestic violence that reality TV star Tila Tequila filed against San Diego Chargers star linebacker Shawne Merriman. The San Diego County Sheriff's Department turned over its reports to the DA's office on Wednesday. The DA will review them to decide if charges should be filed. Merriman was arrested early Sunday after Tequila accused him of choking and throwing her to the ground while she was trying to leave his suburban San Diego home. Tequila signed a citizen's arrest warrant accusing Merriman of battery and false imprisonment. Both are felonies. Spokesman Paul Levikow said the DA's office can reject the accusations, or can refer them to the San Diego City Attorney's Office for consideration as misdemeanors.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press. |
