{"id":783044,"date":"2026-07-06T03:16:43","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T03:16:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/783044\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T03:16:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T03:16:43","slug":"marcellus-wiley-arrested-for-domestic-battery-after-fourth-of-july-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/783044\/","title":{"rendered":"Marcellus Wiley arrested for domestic battery after Fourth of July incident"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Marcellus Wiley, the former <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_6469533\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/nfl\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">NFL<\/a> Pro Bowler and sports broadcaster, was arrested on charges of domestic battery on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Wiley was arrested by the Orange County Sheriff\u2019s Office, which court records showed. He is currently being <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_6469534\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/crime\/police-and-law-enforcement\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">held without bond<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">There have been no additional details provided on Wiley\u2019s arrest.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_6469535\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Marcellus-Wiley-Mugshot.jpg\" alt=\"Marcellus Wiley Mugshot and regular picture from playing days\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Ex-NFL Pro Bowler Marcellus Wiley was arrested and charged with domestic violence during an incident that occurred on the Fourth of July, court records showed. (GETTY IMAGES)<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">This arrest of Wiley, 51, comes after a <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_6469536\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/tv-movies\/tv-movie-news\/marcellus-wiley-accused-rape-more-women-1235554449\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">recent Rolling Stone article<\/a>, which cited accusations of sexual assault by four women in April 2026.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_6469537\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/four-women-accuse-former-nfl-player-sexual-assault-amid-existing-allegations-blatant-lies\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">FOUR MORE WOMEN ACCUSE FORMER NFL PLAYER OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AMID EXISTING ALLEGATIONS: &#8216;BLATANT LIES&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Wiley was also previously sued by three women for allegedly raping them while at Columbia, where he played his college football. He denied those allegations on his &#8220;More To It with Marcellus Wiley&#8221; podcast, claiming to have evidence to prove what he called &#8220;alleged misrepresentations.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Wiley had also called the allegations while at Columbia &#8220;B.S.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Wiley\u2019s wife is Annemarie Wiley, who used to star on &#8220;<a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_6469538\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/shows\/the-real-housewives\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Real Housewives of Beverly Hills<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The Rolling Stone article notes two of the women who claim Wiley sexually assaulted them came between 1995-1999.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Marcellus-Wiley-Wife-1.jpg\" alt=\"Marcellus Wiley and wife, Annemarie, smile for picture\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA &#8211; NOVEMBER 10: Annemarie Wiley and Marcellus Wiley attend a basketball game between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Atlanta Hawks at Intuit Dome on Nov. 10, 2025 in Inglewood, California. (Allen Berezovsky\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">There was another woman who claimed that Wiley groomed her since she was 13 years old during his time playing for the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_6469539\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/nfl\/buffalo-bills\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Buffalo Bills<\/a>. Then, she claims that Wiley raped her when she was 18 in Dallas. She claims to have been flown out by Wiley as he was playing for the Cowboys, per Rolling Stone.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Marcellus Wiley raped me on my 18th birthday, after grooming me from the age of 13,&#8221; the victim wrote, adding that he referred to her as \u2018little momma.\u2019 &#8220;If Columbia had properly pursued the complaints\u2026 I would never have been groomed and raped.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Also, a woman who used to be a production assistant at ESPN \u2013 Wiley has worked as a broadcaster for ESPN and FOX Sports \u2013 alleged Wiley deceived her about joining him in a hotel room for a working meeting in 2009. But she claims h sexually assaulted her during that time.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;The assault was devastating to me, and I will live with the effects to this day,&#8221; the fourth woman wrote in a court filing, per Rolling Stone.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Marcellus-Wiley-Wife.jpg\" alt=\"Marcellus Wiley and wife, Annemarie, smile at game\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Annemarie Wiley (L) and Marcellus Wiley attend a basketball game between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Memphis Grizzlies at Intuit Dome on Dec. 15, 2025 in Inglewood, California. (Allen Berezovsky\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Wiley was the 52nd overall pick of the 1997 NFL Draft out of Columbia, landing with the Bills where he would play for his first four NFL seasons.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">But Wiley earned his first and only Pro Bowl nod in 2001 with the San Diego Chargers, where he would star for three years. He also played with the Cowboys and Jacksonville Jaguars before his playing career came to an end after the 2006 season.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Follow Fox News Digital\u2019s<a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_6469541\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNewsSports_\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"> sports coverage on X<\/a> and subscribe to<a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_6469542\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"> the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Scott Thompson is a sports writer for Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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