As we previously reported, former NFL running back Zac Stacy was sentenced to six months in prison for domestic violence, stemming from an attack on his ex-girlfriend, Kristin Evans.
As part of a plea agreement, Stacy pleaded guilty to two counts of criminal mischief. As a result, the battery charges were dropped. However, he was also sentenced to one year of probation and ordered to have no contact with the victim who he shares an infant child with. Now, following the latest news about the ex-athlete, Kristin Evans is speaking out to share how she feels about Zack being sentenced to prison for his crime.
In an Instagram reel posted this Tuesday, she said, “he has changed” before adding, that “Jail does not offer resources needed for mental health patients. It is not rehabilitative. The jail and prison system is a punishment in an authoritarian society made to oppress. I didn’t advocate for jail because of the lack of resources, the lack of rehabilitation, the lack of education for mental health, and the psychological effect it may have on our son, having already developed a relationship with his father.“ She continued,
“Our son consistently FaceTimed his dad several times a week, he spends the entire weekend every other weekend, and he deserves to have that. So please give me some grace in understanding that I’m not being easy on Zac, rather I am trying to protect our son
from anymore trauma. Nothing is black and white and not every abuser is the same. People who are willing to put in work to be better, deserve an opportunity to show that they can be better. Especially with a diagnosable mental illness and significant head trauma caused by Football.”
More On What Happened
When the 2021 video of the attack came out, Stacy did release a statement saying it was “staged” while also claiming Evans was “bitter” because he did not want to be in a long term relationship with her.
“It’s unfortunate because I just got out of rehab for anxiety and depression like eight months ago,” Stacy told cops. “I dropped everything to come down here and support the mother of my child in her last trimester, and the baby. I let her know I wasn’t trying to be with her or nothing like that. This is a case of just bitterness. That’s why she did this. The whole assault thing. She staged it. She set me up.”
He also said at the time, “Unfortunately I came down here and played house with her,” Stacy said. “She thought something else was going to be on and she tried to make it about everything else except for me supporting her and the baby. I filed a petition on her to just get my rights on paper, and she’s just been — I don’t know if it’s postpartum — she’s just been unstable ever since.”
“I wasn’t allowed to see my child because when I’d come over to the house I’m disrespectful if I don’t acknowledge her, whatever that means,” he said. “The whole thing was staged. All she’s trying to do is get money out of it. She got a reaction out of me. She knew I was down. She knew I was going through anxiety and depression. She knew I was trying to close the gap between me and my son. She’s just upset because she got caught and she’s upset I’m not taking care of her like she thought, and now she took it this far.”
Stacy was arrested Nov. 19 and bonded out of jail days later. A judge ruled at the time for Stacy to have no communication with Evans, turn in his passport and surrender any firearms. Stacy’s bond was set at $10,150.
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