Mar 20, 2018
Ex-Dolphin Martin charged over Instagram post
Former Miami Dolphins offensive tackle Jonathan Martin has been charged with making criminal threats against the Los Angeles-area high school he attended stemming from an Instagram post last month. Police confirmed to the Los Angeles Times on Tuesday that a warrant has been issued for his arrest, but that the LAPD was currently speaking to his attorney.
TSN.ca Staff
Former Miami Dolphins offensive tackle Jonathan Martin has been charged with making criminal threats against the Los Angeles-area high school he attended stemming from an Instagram post last month. Police confirmed to the Los Angeles Times on Tuesday that a warrant has been issued for his arrest, but that the LAPD was currently speaking to his attorney.
On March 13, the Los Angeles Police Department charged the 28-year-old Martin with four felony counts of making criminal threats, as well as a single count of carrying a loaded firearm in public, which is a misdemeanor.
Martin, who was the target of harassment from teammates with the Dolphins in 2013, is expected to turn himself into authorities at some point on Tuesday.
On Feb. 23 on a verified Instagram account in a since deleted post, Martin wrote "When you're a bully victim & a coward, your options are suicide, or revenge" and included the handles of former teammates who bullied him with the Dolphins including Mike Pouncey and Ritchie Incognito.The post displayed a shotgun with the Dolphins and the high school's name - Harvard Westlake - tagged on it alongside ammunition on a bed.
The post triggered the closure of the school and Martin was taken into police custody for questioning.
A second-round pick out of Stanford in 2012, Martin retired from the NFL in 2015 due to a back injury. After leaving the Dolphins, the Pittsburgh native had brief stints with the San Francisco 49ers and the Carolina Panthers.