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Debra Darby Todd, 68, is charged with second-degree domestic violence assault after court records say she struck her husband, former Jets quarterback Richard Todd, with pliers at their home in Florence, Alabama. He had cuts on his arms and did not go to a hospital.
By Crime Talk Network Staff Writer ·
A domestic-violence complaint is the accusation. It is not a conviction. The cuts are what the charging papers describe. A bond amount is a release condition, not a finding that she did it.
Debra Darby Todd, 68, is charged with second-degree domestic violence assault, a felony, in an attack on her husband, Richard Todd, 72. Court records say she struck him several times with a pair of pliers during an argument at their home in Florence, Alabama, around 11 p.m. Monday.
The records say he had multiple cuts and abrasions on his arms. He did not go to a hospital. She was booked into the Lauderdale County Jail on a $30,000 bond.
Richard Todd played quarterback at Alabama for Paul "Bear" Bryant. The New York Jets drafted him sixth overall in 1976. He spent 11 seasons with the Jets and the New Orleans Saints.
All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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