Former Washington safety Deshazor Everett has been sentenced to three months of house arrest for reckless driving in the December 2021 crash in Loudoun County, Virginia, that killed his girlfriend Olivia Peters.
Everett had pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor in July, after initially being charged with the felony of involuntary manslaughter.
Everett and Peters鈥� mothers hugged in the courtroom, after District Court Judge Deborah Welsh agreed to a joint request from prosecutors and the defense that Everett be sentenced to 12 months in jail, with nine months suspended.
The judge went along with the request from defense attorney Kaveh Noorishad that Everett be allowed to serve the three months under house arrest, so he could continue his daily physical rehabilitation, to get back in the National Football League.
Deshazor Everett and his attorney Kaveh Noorishad, after Everett was sentenced to three months house arrest in the reckless driving crash that killed his girlfriend Olivia Peters.
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Welsh also OK’d the joint sentencing proposal, and ordered Everett to make a public service announcement about the dangers of reckless driving “to be circulated in the NFL.”
Assistant Commonwealth鈥檚 Attorney Christina Brady said Peters鈥� family supported the proposed sentence:聽鈥滿aking a PSA would have great potential to reach so large an audience,鈥� Brady said.
鈥淚f he reaches one person with the message that actions you take on the roads of the commonwealth can have dire consequences,鈥� the proposed sentence would be worthwhile, said Brady.
Everett鈥檚 attorney Noorishad said the couple planned to marry 鈥� 鈥渉e loved everything about her.鈥�
While acknowledging Judge Welsh had the authority to impose jail time, Noorishad said the potential impact from a PSA is dependent upon his getting back to professional football. He was released by the Washington Commanders after the fatal crash.
Noorishad said Everett鈥檚 forearm has been slow to heal, and is dependent upon daily treatment. 鈥淚f his bones don鈥檛 heal properly, he鈥檒l never play football 鈥� Olivia would want him to be able to succeed.鈥�
In imposing the sentence, Welsh spoke quietly to Everett, about his relationship with Peters, agreeing with the defense assertion that Peters 鈥渕ade him a better man.鈥�
鈥漌hat a wonderful team you were,鈥� said Welsh. 鈥淭he court is going to give you the opportunity to help others.鈥�
The judge suspended Everett鈥檚 drivers license for six months, and ordered him to do 100 hours of local community service, in addition to making the PSA.
鈥漃eople look up to you. Make this video. Have an impact. I wish you much luck with this,鈥� said the judge.
