If you’ve learn a few of our earlier protection of NASCAR driver Cody Ware, you’d most likely come away with the impression that he’s a reasonably nice man. After all, he helped Brad Perez break into NASCAR and gave Ryan Ellis his first Cup Series begin since 2016 after knocking him out of an earlier race. But current information may change that impression, after Ware was arrested for assault.
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The Associated Press stories that Ware was arrested Monday in Iredell County, North Carolina. He’s been charged with “assault on a female and assault by strangulation inflicting serious injury.” Details about what particularly happened have but to be launched, however with prices like that, issues aren’t precisely trying nice for Ware. That stated, he’s reportedly already been launched from jail after posting a $3,000 bond.
The AP was capable of receive a police report that confirmed the incident happened near midnight on April 3 and that no weapons have been concerned. However, “[b]ecause it is a domestic violence situation, no other details of the incident have been made available.” NASCAR has since suspended Ware from competitors indefinitely.
On Saturday, Rick Ware Racing launched a press release saying:
Cody Ware will step away from racing this weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway to deal with a private matter. Matt Crafton will drive the No. 51 Ford Mustang for Rick Ware Racing. Crafton has greater than 500 overall-starts in his NASCAR profession, profitable back-to-back NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championships in 2013 and 2014. The Ware household asks that their privateness be revered throughout this time.
This isn’t the primary time one among Rick Ware’s sons has been arrested for alleged assault. Back in 2021, Cody’s brother Carson Ware was charged with “assaulting a female, simple assault, and injury to personal property.”
Source: jalopnik.com