Plaxico Burress is Going to Prison

Former New York Giant Plaxico Burress, 31, pleaded guilty Thursday to a weapons charge and agreed to a two-year prison term for accidentally shooting himself at a New York nightclub.

The ex-wide receiver pleaded guilty to one count of attempted criminal possession of a weapon, a lesser charge than he initially faced. Under a plea agreement, he agreed to a two-year prison sentence and two years probabtion.

He was indicted earlier this month on two counts of criminal possession of a weapon and one count of reckless endangerment. He faced a minimum sentence of 3 1/2 years if convicted at a trial.

With time off for good behavior the sentence could be reduced to 20 months.

He will be officially sentenced Sept. 22.

Plaxico and teammate Antonio Pierce were at the Latin Quarter nightclub in late November when a gun tucked into Plaxico's waistband slipped down his leg and fired, shooting him in the right thigh. The bullet narrowly missed a nightclub security guard who was standing inches away, prosecutors said, lodged in the floor and was recovered by a bartender.

The gun was not licensed in New York or in New Jersey, where he lived, prosecutors said. His license to carry a concealed weapon in the state of Florida had expired in May 2008.

Antonio then drove Plaxico to a hospital, then took the gun to his own home in New Jersey where it was later delivered to Plaxico's home.




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