Plaxico Burress Pleads Guilty; Will Serve Two Years

Plaxico Burress, the former New York Giant wide receiver was back in court this morning on gun charges, and the New York Post reports in a banner on its website that he's entered a guilty plea and will serve two years.

Right now, there's no more information, but when it comes available, I'll post.

Burress, you might recall, accidentally shot himself in the thigh at a New York City nightclub, and then sought hospital treatment. He was carrying an unlicensed handgun, and his actions have been scrutinized ever since. The Giants dumped him in December.

UPDATE:
Burress will serve two years in a plea deal.

Justice Michael H. Melkonian of State Supreme Court accepted the guilty plea. Along with the two-year prison sentence, Mr. Burress, 31, will be sentenced to two years of post-release supervision.

Mr. Burress was indicted earlier this month on charges relating to an episode in November 2008, when he accidentally shot himself in the thigh in a Manhattan nightclub. The Giants released him in April without waiting for the outcome of the criminal proceedings.

If the case were to go to trial and Mr. Burress were convicted of all charges — two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon and one count of second-degree reckless endangerment — he could face 3½ to 15 years in prison. The plea agreement still needs the approval of a State Supreme Court justice.

I don't think the court will stand in the way of approving the deal, which not only clears the docket but makes sure that Burress does serious time for the shooting. Now, while he was the only one injured, it could have resulted in someone else being shot and injured or killed. Burress is lucky that he suffered only a minor injury.