Solo marries Stevens after assault arrest charges dropped

BY MyNorthwest.com  on November 13, 2012 @ 4:02 pm (Updated: 9:21 am - 11/14/12 )

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U.S. soccer star Hope Solo has married Jerramy Stevens, a former University of Washington and Seahawks tight end, despite his arrest early Monday on suspicion of assaulting her at a Kirkland home. Stevens was not charged after appearing in a Kirkland Municipal Court Tuesday following his arrest.

According to KING 5 reporter Chris Daniels, the two went through with their wedding after leaving the courtroom Tuesday afternoon.

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Hope Solo is pictured leaving a Kirkland courtroom Tuesday following a bail hearing for her fiance, Jerramy Stevens. (AP Photo/seattlepi.com, Joshua Trujillo)

Stevens, 33, was arrested on suspicion of fourth-degree domestic violence assault early Monday morning after police responded to a call about a physical altercation involving several men during a party at a Kirkland home. Daniels, citing court documents, said Solo's brother, Marcus, called 911 after a fight with other men who had not been invited to the house. A stun gun was involved in the altercation.

Kirkland Police say when they arrived to the home early Monday morning, they found several drunk, uncooperative people.

Solo, 31, refused to give a statement to police, who noticed a laceration on her elbow as well as blood in different parts of the house, including the bedroom in which police found Stevens. Stevens told police that he and Solo had been involved in an argument about whether they were going to stay in Washington or move to Florida following their wedding, Daniels said. Police noticed dried blood on Stevens' shirt.

That gave police probable cause to arrest Stevens on suspicion of assaulting Solo.

The Kirkland Municipal Court judge released Stevens after deciding there was no evidence connecting him to any assault. Stevens was not charged, but charges could be brought later if more evidence is uncovered.

Daniels said court documents show Stevens and Solo, who also attended the University of Washington, have been dating for two months. The two applied for a marriage license last week.

Stevens was a first-round draft pick by the Seahawks in 2002. He signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after the Seahawks released him in 2007.

Stevens has had several run-ins with the law. In June 2003, he was stopped for investigation of drunken driving in Seattle's Medina neighborhood. He pleaded guilty to reckless driving and spent two days in jail.

Stevens was convicted of DUI in Scottsdale, Ariz., in 2007 and suspended for one game. In Oct. 2010, he was arrested on an allegation of felony drug possession while playing for the Buccaneers.

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  • clevesside wrote...
    The World...
    November 13, 2012 4:53 pm
    ...has gone Beyond Crazy.
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  • dori monson fan wrote...
    the wedding photos will be fantastic
    November 13, 2012 5:00 pm
    she'll have a black eye. the traditional hands with wedding rings photo will show his bruised knuckles. the groomsmen will have stungun burn marks on their necks. you couldn't script hangover 3 any better than this.
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  • gomariners wrote...
    Abuse
    November 13, 2012 5:07 pm
    Power and Control wheel. Good luck to her.
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  • jstumbo wrote...
    a couple of punk a.ss losers
    November 13, 2012 5:22 pm
    Sounders hand sign? More like the west side crops hand sign. A couple of gangstas. No need for either of them, let them drop off the planet for all I care.
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  • jstumbo wrote...
    i hate auto correct
    November 13, 2012 5:25 pm
    That should have been crips, not crops.
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  • John wrote...
    Did she have to go to court to be named "Victim"
    November 13, 2012 5:41 pm
    So her new name Hope Victim Solo?
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  • daveismenotyou wrote...
    Victim
    November 13, 2012 10:37 pm
    She did wear an Obama Tee when she raised the 12th man flag. So I guess she fits right in with all the other victims.
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  • tbohon wrote...
    I always thought
    November 13, 2012 5:42 pm
    that Hope Solo had more class and brains than this ... how sad. Wonder when the divorce announcements or his DV arrest for half killing her will become news?
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  • daveismenotyou wrote...
    You thought wrong
    November 13, 2012 10:37 pm
    Have you not heard her interviewed?
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  • dexterjibs wrote...
    I bet Hope
    November 13, 2012 6:53 pm
    is an absolute freak in bed. Lucky Jerramy. On the flip side, they are both train wrecks. We all know Jerramy is a train wreck, however, Hope has been able to subdue the her train wreck of a life.
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  • snow2doxie3 wrote...
    Sad!
    November 13, 2012 7:35 pm
    Is that they are getting married after they have only been dating two months. I have known Jerramy since his college days and he was no good then. Sad that Hope is doing this to herself. She is far far better than this. :-(
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  • spoon&fork wrote...
    @snow2doxie,
    November 14, 2012 6:31 am
    "She is far far better than this. :-(" Obviously not. Birds of a feather and all.
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  • fuster wrote...
    Great News For Divorce Lawyers
    November 13, 2012 8:13 pm
    It is marriages like this that keep divorce lawyers in the black. Unfortunately too many people don't take the oath of marriage that seriously. If they did, this marriage would never happen in the first place, they'd think it over and not do it (or at least SHE would not do it!) That post was funny about her dressing up as a football and Stevens not being able to catch her. Wow, right on the money!!!!
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  • hedujg26 wrote...
    Maybe...
    November 13, 2012 9:42 pm
    The cops should have asked if they both want to fight, because then they could just have left and let them duke it out, cuz we all know thats ok now...
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