Chris Darden Kareem Hunt Should Be Arrested 'Open-and-Shut Case'
12/4/2018 12:20 AM PST
EXCLUSIVE
There's no reason Kareem Hunt[1] shouldn't be arrested and charged with battery for attacking that woman back in February ... so says famed prosecutor Christopher Darden[2].
"I would have filed battery charges against him," Darden tells TMZ Sports ... saying the video evidence[3] would essentially make it an "open-and-shut case."
Darden is most famous for his work in the O.J. Simpson[4] trial, but also prosecuted tons of cases during his 15-year run as a part of the L.A. County District Attorney's office.
In fact, Darden tells us exactly what he would do to get the conviction -- even if the victim refuses to cooperate.
Darden also says prosecutors in Ohio still have time to make things right and arrest Hunt -- telling TMZ Sports he thinks the NFL star would benefit from a court-ordered sentence like a diversion program, therapy or anger management.
Worth noting ... the victim has 18 months from the day of the incident[5] (Feb. 10, 2018) to go to prosecutors and seek criminal charges[6] before the statute of limitations expires.
So, Hunt isn't necessarily off the hook yet.