Former Arizona Wildcats running back Orlando Bradford was sentenced to five years in prison Monday morning, after pleading guilty in September to two felony counts of aggravated assault.
Pima County Superior Court Judge Teresa Godoy sentenced Bradford to 2.5 years in prison for each of the two assault counts. He also was ordered to pay $22,000 in restitution.
Bradford was arrested in September 2016 after his then-girlfriend told police that he had hit and choked her. The day after his arrest, a second woman came forward to say that Bradford had also abused her, according to ÃÛÌÒÓ°ÏñAV archives.
He was charged with 10 felonies and five misdemeanors and scheduled for trial in October, before accepting the plea deal. Because prison is a requirement of his guilty plea, Bradford was taken into custody immediately following the Sept. 29 hearing and held in the Pima County jail pending sentencing.
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In March, one of the women filed a $1 million notice of claim against the University of Arizona and the Arizona Board of Regents, its governing organization, for failing to stop Bradford’s allegedly violent behavior.
While that claim has not been settled it has also not yet been filed in court, but last month, a second woman filed a lawsuit in federal court, saying that UA officials knew about Bradford's allegedly violent behavior and didn't take steps to protect other students.
Bradford entered the 2016 season as the Wildcats’ presumptive backup running back.
He played in two games, gaining 16 yards, before he was dismissed from the team on the day of his arrest.
