Las Vegas Aces guard Riquna Williams was arrested on Wednesday after her wife accused her of domestic violence. Williams appeared in court and was released on her own recognizance without bail due to her “ties to the community.” She was, however, placed under alcohol monitoring due to concerns of alcohol use in the arrest report.
The Aces released a statement saying Williams will be away from the team for the time being:
The Las Vegas Aces were made aware of domestic violence charges against a member of our team, Riquna Williams. As an organization, we condemn domestic violence of any kind. At this time, Riquna Williams will be precluded from participating in team activities. Our thoughts are with the parties involved in this situation. We are currently gathering more information, and as such we will not have any further comments at this time.
In a statement provided to CBS Sports, a WNBA spokesperson said, “We are aware of the alleged incident and are in the process of gathering more information.”
Williams appeared before Judge Rebecca Saxe on Wednesday morning, who said “The court does have concerns regarding the extremely violent nature of the allegations in this case, that they were alleged to…
