Rolando McClain: Raiders LB Allegedly Threatened Accuser Before Trial

Oakland Raiders linebacker Rolando McClain is set to appear in court on Thursday as he faces charges of third-degree assault, menacing, reckless endangerment and discharging a firearm within city limits. Recently, things took a turn for the worse for the University of Alabama product.

UPDATE: Thursday, May 17 at 4:05 p.m. ET by Mike Chiari

A ruling came down on Thursday regarding McClain's involvement in an altercation with Rishard Tapscott, and McClain was found to be guilty. For his role in the incident, McClain was sentenced to 180 days in jail, according to Michael Casagrande of the Decatur Daily. 

It hasn't yet been determined when McClain will have to begin serving the sentence, but one would have to believe that it will interfere with the Raiders' season in some capacity.

According to Seth Burkett of the Decatur Daily, alleged victim Rishard Tapscott has filed a police report saying that McClain threatened him after he filed charges against the NFL star. Tapscott has accused McClain of putting a pistol to his head and firing it near his ear during an altercation on Nov. 30, 2011.

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Tapscott told the officers that McClain made threats against Tapscott concerning what would happen to Tapscott once the case was over, (police spokesman John) Crouch said. Tapscott told the officers that he felt threatened and said that he wanted to make a report.

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The second alleged incident reportedly took place in the Austin High School gym in Decatur, Ala. on March 18. Tapscott maintains that he was playing basketball in the gymnasium when McClain told him that he was coming after him following the May 17 hearing.

The Decatur Daily has also obtained a video that shows McClain's friend, Jadoriaus Willingham, apparently beating Tapscott on Nov. 30. McClain isn't shown in any physical altercations in the video, but he is present, which would appear to validate part of Tapscott's report.

Willingham and McClain are facing separate trials, but both are set to begin on Thursday, according to WAAY TV. Both Willingham and McClain have pleaded not guilty to the charges against them.

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