Domestic violence trial date set for Hope Solo

U.S. women's soccer star Hope Solo, left, and her husband, former Seattle Seahawks football player Jerramy Stevens leave Kirkland Municipal Court Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014, in Kirkland, Wash. The Seattle Times reports Kirkland Municipal Court Judge Michael Lambo set a Jan. 6 trial date on misdemeanor domestic violence charges for Solo during a brief hearing Tuesday. (AP Photo/seattlepi.com, Jordan Stead) MAGS OUT; NO SALES; SEATTLE TIMES OUT; TV OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT U.S. women's soccer star Hope Solo, left, and her husband, former Seattle Seahawks football player Jerramy Stevens leave Kirkland Municipal Court Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014, in Kirkland, Wash. The Seattle Times reports Kirkland Municipal Court Judge Michael Lambo set a Jan. 6 trial date on misdemeanor domestic violence charges for Solo during a brief hearing Tuesday. (AP Photo/seattlepi.com, Jordan Stead) MAGS OUT; NO SALES; SEATTLE TIMES OUT; TV OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT

By Associated Press November 4, 2014 2 min read

KIRKLAND, Wash. (AP) – A January trial date has been set for U.S. national soccer team goalkeeper Hope Solo on misdemeanor domestic violence charges.

The Seattle Times reports (http://bit.ly/1pieVFS ) Kirkland Municipal Court Judge Michael Lambo set Solo’s next court hearing for Jan. 6, with the trial to begin Jan. 20.

The date was set during a brief hearing that Solo attended Tuesday. Solo is charged with two counts of fourth-degree domestic violence assault stemming from a June 21 altercation with her sister and 17-year-old nephew at a family gathering. She has pleaded not guilty

Lambo granted a motion for depositions of the alleged victims. Solo’s attorney, Todd Maybrown, said they had previously refused to be interviewed with a court stenographer present.

Solo’s nephew told police she was upset and appeared to have been drinking when she arrived at a family gathering. Solo’s lawyer has said she was a victim in the altercation.