--- description: Jeff Taylor was arrested early Thursday morning title: Charlotte Hornet Arrested for Alleged Domestic Assault image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6cd5151f20822a76/6986a589e53aba513c4d4a19/153266762.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [NBA](/tag/nba/) ## NBA Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # NBA Player Arrested for Alleged Domestic Assault by [Sam Frizell](/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 25, 2014 11:53 PM CUT  Charlotte Bobcats forward Jeffery Taylor, Oct. 1, 2012, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Charlotte Bobcats forward Jeffery Taylor, Oct. 1, 2012, in Charlotte, North Carolina.Jeff Siner—MCT/Getty Images by [Sam Frizell](/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 25, 2014 11:53 PM CUT Jeff Taylor, wing for the Charlotte Hornets, [was arrested early Thursday](http://www.wcnc.com/story/sports/nba/hornets/2014/09/25/charlotte-hornet-arrested-on-domestic-assault-charge/16225931/ "undefined") in an East Lansing hotel and charged with domestic assault. The 25-year-old basketball player’s bond was set at $5,000 after his arrest at the Marriot at University Place in East Lansing, [WCNC reports](http://www.wcnc.com/story/sports/nba/hornets/2014/09/25/charlotte-hornet-arrested-on-domestic-assault-charge/16225931/ "undefined"). His charges include domestic assault, assault, and malicious destruction of property. Taylor, who is entering his third season in the league, played just 26 games last season before he ruptured his right Achilles’ tendon. Adam Silver, the NBA commissioner, said Monday that in light of the recent controversies over domestic violence that have plagued the NFL, the NBA would reexamine its domestic violence policy, reports _CBS Sports_. \[[WCNC](http://www.wcnc.com/story/sports/nba/hornets/2014/09/25/charlotte-hornet-arrested-on-domestic-assault-charge/16225931/ "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3431274/charlotte-hornet-arrested-for-alleged-domestic-assault/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3431274/charlotte-hornet-arrested-for-alleged-domestic-assault/"},"headline":"NBA Player Arrested for Alleged Domestic Assault","datePublished":"2014-09-25T23:53:51.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T10:25:43.770Z","description":"Pro basketball player Jeff Taylor was arrested early Thursday morning","url":"https://time.com/3431274/charlotte-hornet-arrested-for-alleged-domestic-assault/","keywords":["NBA"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6cd5151f20822a76/6986a589e53aba513c4d4a19/153266762.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sam Frizell","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/sam-frizell/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6cd5151f20822a76/6986a589e53aba513c4d4a19/153266762.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Bobcats team photos","caption":"Bobcats team photos","creditText":"Jeff Siner—MCT/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/nba/","name":"NBA"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3431274/charlotte-hornet-arrested-for-alleged-domestic-assault/","name":"NBA Player Arrested for Alleged Domestic Assault"}}]}] ```