Warrant quashed, hearing set for Roger Mayweather

Mona Shield Payne / Special to the Sun

Appearing on behalf of Roger Mayweather, defense attorney Bucky Buchanan files a motion on Oct. 8 before Justice of the Peace Joseph S. Sciscento to quash a bench warrant issued for Mayweather for failure to appear. Mayweather, uncle and boxing trainer for Floyd Mayweather Jr., was arrested for felony coercion and battery-strangulation charges in August 2009.

By Tiffany Gibson

Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009 | 10:19 a.m.

Steve Marcus

Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr., left, works on his timing with his uncle Roger Mayweather during a workout in his gym Thursday, June 11, 2009.

A preliminary hearing for Roger Mayweather, boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s uncle and trainer, who is accused of beating up a 25-year-old female boxer, has been set.

Mayweather, 48, was arrested Aug. 2 after allegedly engaging in a scuffle with a boxer he once trained, according to court documents. He is charged with felony coercion and battery-strangulation.

This morning Mayweather’s attorney, Bucky Buchanan, appeared before Justice of the Peace Joseph Sciscento to discuss a motion he filed to recall Mayweather’s bench warrant, which was issued after Mayweather failed to appear in court for arraignment on Oct. 2.

Sciscento quashed the bench warrant. Mayweather posted bail when he was arrested in August and is not currently in custody, according to jail records.

Mayweather's preliminary hearing is scheduled for Jan. 15. He did not appear in court today.

Buchanan said Mayweather will plead not guilty to the charges because the whole incident is a misunderstanding.

“I think all will be resolved at the preliminary hearing,” Buchanan said.

He said he might even try to negotiate the case after speaking to the alleged victim.

Police responded to an apartment on Rock Springs Drive after receiving a disconnected 911 call, according to police reports. The address is near the intersection of Washington Avenue and Rainbow Boulevard. A woman told police she had been punched in the ribs and hit Mayweather with a lamp during a struggle.

The woman was treated by paramedics at the scene and taken to MountainView Hospital for treatment. Police said the woman had redness around her throat and there were signs of strangulation.