Well, we are not get any more definitive info, after a plea deal.
Once again, to understand these charges, you can't rely on a common sense understanding of what constitutes burglary. Google on Tennesse's legal codes for aggravated burglary and domestic assault and you will see how the charges fit.
Heck, I will do it for you:
- (a)A person commits burglary who, without the effective consent of the property owner:
- (1) Enters a building other than a habitation, or any portion of the building, not open to the public, with intent to commit a felony, theft, or assault;
- (2) Remains concealed, with the intent to commit a felony, theft, or assault, in a building;
- (3) Enters a building and commits or attempts to commit a felony, theft, or assault; or
- (4) Enters any freight or passenger car, automobile, truck, trailer, boat, airplane, or other motor vehicle with intent to commit a felony, theft, or assault or commits or attempts to commit a felony, theft, or assault.
- (b)As used in this section, "enter" means:
- (1) Intrusion of any part of the body; or
- (2) Intrusion of any object in physical contact with the body or any object controlled by remote control, electronic or otherwise.
Legal codes are not written on a tit for tat basis. If I claim you took my property, I do not suddenly gain a a legal right to chase after you, break down doors of the building into which you have fled and threaten you. That is just not how laws are written. I know, you really want that to be the law because it seems "fair" but it just isn't (See above).
A plea deal indicates that both sides (prosecution and defense) were happy to avoid the costs and risks of a trial. There was ambiguity, as per the conflicting statements given by Ruby and the alleged victim, and who knows how it would have played out in court. But, Ruby clearly had some culpability based on the available evidence and so going to trial posed a real risk of conviction plus drawing the legal proceedings out for a much longer time frame. The plea deal gives her a clean slate after one year and she can go on with her life (and basketball career/NIL deal).
The positive resolution is all that matters.