LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - New England Patriots rookie and former Nebraska
cornerback Alfonzo Dennard has been convicted of assaulting a police officer in
Lincoln, Neb., last year.
Lancaster County Attorney Joe Kelly says a jury found Dennard guilty
Wednesday of the felony charge and a misdemeanor count of resisting arrest. The
jury found Dennard not guilty of third-degree assault against another man.
He faces up to six years in prison on the two convictions when he's
sentenced April 11.
Dennard was arrested April 21 outside a bar in Lincoln, accused of punching
a police officer in the face during a fight. The fight occurred five days
before the 2012 NFL draft. The Patriots took Dennard, who was the 2011 Big Ten
defensive back of the year, in the seventh round.
