NFL star Alvin Kamara 'seen in shock video punching victim repeatedly as man shares horrifying in

May 2024 · 5 minute read

NFL star Alvin Kamara was allegedly seen in shocking surveillance video punching a man repeatedly and leaving him hospitalized before he played in the Pro Bowl on Sunday.

The alleged victim, identified as Darnell Greene, has shared pictures of horrific injuries to social media after Kamara posted bail on charges of battery.

The New Orleans Saints player was arrested after Sunday's exhibition game for the alleged attack in a Las Vegas nightclub in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Cops say they were called to the hospital more than ten hours after the reported attack where the victim was being treated.

Greene was reportedly knocked unconscious and sustained an orbital fracture to his right eye that left him “shaken up and in pain,” the police report said.

Police say he never hit anyone back during the altercation.

Shocking pictures of the injuries show Greene's bloody face and swollen eye. A bandage covers the side of his head.

The Las Vegas police said that Greene did not name Kamara but that the star was identified on Saturday using surveillance video from the hotel and pictures from the Pro Bowl.

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The football star was read his rights after playing at Allegiant Stadium before being arrested "without incident."

Kamara reportedly told police that he did hit Greene at least one time early Saturday morning inside the Vegas hotel.

He claimed the victim made a disrespectful comment to a member of his group, which included his girlfriend, his assistant, and a couple of friends.

The Saints player claimed Greene called one of his friends ugly and that he later said "I'll whup your a** too."

Kamara alleged he saw the fight break out next to him and that he later punched Greene as he believed he was trying to get away.

HOTEL SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE

Cops say surveillance footage from the hotel backs the victim's version of events, however, and that it shows Greene was not trying to run away.

Kamara is allegedly shown in the video punching Greene at least eight times, according to ESPN.

Other people in the running back's group then proceeded to stomp on the man several more times while he was on the ground, per a police report describing the video.

Greene was allegedly punched or stomped on at least 23 times during the altercation.

The alleged victim claims he started a conversation with one of the people in Kamara's group while they waited for the elevator at the Cromwell Casino at Drais After Dark Club on South Las Vegas Boulevard at about 6:30am on Saturday.

The surveillance video shows he was speaking to a woman before the incident.

The video reportedly shows Greene starting to walk into the elevator with Kamara's group when it arrived.

A man, later identified as Kamara, reportedly put his hand on Greene's chest to stop him.

'KICKED BY MULTIPLE PEOPLE'

Greene claimed he pushed Kamara's hand off his chest and Kamara pushed back, causing him to fall back, according to police.

The alleged victim then told cops he remembered being hit and kicked by multiple people before losing consciousness.

After Kamara pushed the man, the video shows that another man punched the alleged victim in the face.

The running back then lunged at the man, according to a description of the footage, and punched him around eight times, including three times when the man was already on the ground.

“Kamara doesn’t remember if he punched (the victim) while he was on the ground,” police wrote in the arrest report.

Three others in the group then stomped on the man's face, chest, and legs, ESPN reports.

The police report said another man in the group stomped on the victim about 16 times.

The incident was broken up when security arrived, and Kamara and the group were escorted from the property.

INVESTIGATION LAUNCHED

After his arrest, attorneys representing Kamara said that they would launch their own investigation.

“Alvin Kamara has gained a well-deserved reputation for being a hard-working and community-minded individual,” read the statement signed by attorneys Drew Findling, David Chesnoff, and Richard Schonfeld.

“The recent Las Vegas allegations are not consistent with who Mr. Kamara has shown himself to be in both his public and private life.”

NFL security was informed hours before kickoff on Sunday that police were looking for the 26-year-old, according to TMZ Sports.

Authorities allegedly came to an agreement with the NFL that the running back would be allowed to play the exhibition game and that Kamara would speak to them afterward.

"We got in touch with NFL security about 10 o'clock in the morning and let them know that [Kamara] was a suspect in the case and they located him and he was already on the field," Assistant Sheriff John McGrath told the Nevada Current.

"So they contacted him and he agreed to meet with us after the game. And so that's just the way we did it since he was cooperating," he continued adding that Kamara could help identify others involved.

POST-GAME ARREST

A Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department spokesman confirmed to The Associated Press that Kamara was a suspect on Saturday.

They said he was not arrested until after the Pro Bowl because "there was a delay in reporting due to the victim receiving treatment."

"The incident had occurred approximately 10 hours prior," the statement added.

“Detectives responded and conducted follow-up investigation where the alleged crime occurred and was able to identify a suspect, Alvin Kamara.”

He was arrested on one count of battery with serious bodily injury.

The 26-year-old was booked at the Clark County Detention Center but posted a $5,000 bond and was released later on Sunday night.

The felony charge holds up to five years in prison if Kamara is convicted.

He is scheduled to appear in court on March 8.

Kamara has been selected for the Pro Bowl in each of his five NFL seasons.

He was named the league's Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2017.

He caught four passes for 23 yards for the NFC team on Sunday.

Cops say the investigation is still ongoing.

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The names of two other people in Kamara's group have been redacted in the police report and no other arrests have been announced.

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