Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice was indicted on one count of aggravated assault for the incident involving his fiancée in February, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office announced Thursday.Rice initially faced a charge of simple assault for allegedly hitting fiancée Janay Palmer at the Revel Casino on Feb. 15. A video showed Rice dragging Palmer out of an elevator. However, prosecutors filed the more serious charge with the grand jury, which — if convicted — could carry a prison sentence of three to five years in prison, according to the Baltimore Sun.According to a press release from the prosecutors, Rice was "attempting to cause significant bodily injury, and/or purposely or knowing causing such injury, and/or recklessly causing such injury under extreme indifference to the value of human life."The Ravens, including head coach John Harbaugh and owner Steve Bisciotti, disapproved of Rice's behavior but said at this week's NFL owners meetings that they firmly stood behind the former All-Pro running back.
