Idaho Ex-Football Player Gets 40 Days for Campground Assault and Threats
A man once recruited by the New Orleans Saints received a 40-day jail term after jurors convicted him of attacking his partner during a camping trip and sending graphic threats via text.
Idaho Ex-Football Player Gets 40 Days for Campground Assault and Threats
A man who previously attended rookie minicamp with the New Orleans Saints was ordered to spend 40 days behind bars following convictions for assaulting his girlfriend at a campsite and sending her menacing electronic messages.
Jonryheem Wolfley-Peoples, who played college football at Brigham Young and Idaho State, faced a jury in April. Members found him guilty of three misdemeanor counts: domestic battery without traumatic injury, harassment through telecommunications, and simple assault. They cleared him of more serious felony allegations, according to Law & Crime.
The violence unfolded in August 2025. The pair were on a camping excursion. As they prepared to depart, the woman was cooking rather than packing equipment. Wolfley-Peoples became enraged, calling her names and warning he would strike and mistreat her daily for the coming decade. He then rushed at her, pushing her backward onto the ground. She struck her back hard and later noticed blood coming from her nose.
She waited roughly a month before contacting authorities. Detectives examined her phone and discovered numerous disturbing texts. In one, he vowed to shoot her between the eyes while her children watched. Others promised beatings, knocked-out teeth, and slaps for failing to answer calls promptly.
During the punishment phase, the survivor described how mistreatment began with insults and controlling conduct, advanced to financial manipulation, and finally turned physical. She testified that he once choked her while she carried his child, and on another occasion slapped her face while her young son looked on.
The state attorney, Rocky Wixom, asked for a stiffer penalty given the graphic nature of the threats. The court instead imposed the short jail stint with credit for four days already served, two years of supervised release, and $900 in court costs.
Wolfley-Peoples spoke in his own defense, insisting the survivor had fabricated portions of her account. He claimed she had caused extensive damage to their shared residence and that he had personally repaired the walls. He told the judge he had moved past his former self and wished her no harm.
Years earlier, Idaho State suspended him in 2016 over a felony accusation involving marijuana distribution. He went undrafted by professional clubs but participated in the Saints' rookie camp in 2018.
Source: Law & Crime