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Ex-NFL receiver Antonio Brown is now not charged with battery following a late November incident in Florida.
The Hillsborough County state lawyer’s workplace introduced the choice to drop the charge on Wednesday. An arrest warrant that had been issued for Brown was additionally nixed.
Prosecutors mentioned they’d “determined we could not prove beyond a reasonable doubt a battery took place.”
On Nov. 28, a girl referred to as police and mentioned Brown threw a shoe at her. She believed he meant to hit her in the face with the projectile, however missed. A warrant was issued for Brown’s arrest, although he was by no means taken into custody.
As a part of its investigation, the Hillsborough County lawyer’s workplace interviewed the lady on Dec. 16.
“After the alleged victim was sworn-in she recanted her previous allegations regarding Mr. Brown’s intent to strike her or cause her bodily harm,” the workplace mentioned in a press release. “Cases involving domestic violence are often difficult and involve conflicting evidence.”
A choose additionally denied a request for a short lived safety order against Brown.
Brown, 34, hasn’t performed a NFL sport since his dramatic exit from a Tampa Bay Buccaneers sport final season. Two girls beforehand accused Brown of sexual assault, together with one girl who said he raped her. No expenses had been ever filed in both case.
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