Williamson County will not charge Chiefs WR Xavier Worthy for domestic violence case in Texas

Kansas City Chiefs WR Xavier Worthy is safe from serving jail time after the Williamson County authorities declined to press assault charges against him.

Williamson County will not charge Chiefs WR Xavier Worthy for domestic violence case in Texas

Xavier Worthy (Image via IMAGO)

The Kansas City Chiefs’ wide receiver Xavier Worthy can breathe easy. According to recent reports, he will not be charged by Williamson County authorities for alleged assault in Texas.

Worthy, a former Texas Longhorns receiver, was booked by the Williamson County police on Friday for impeding a family member’s breathing or circulation, which is a third-degree felony.

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The 21-year-old was questioned, and a couple of his mug shots went viral on social media. Williamson County District Attorney Shawn Dick revealed that they will press charges against Worthy as they didn’t find any evidence of malicious intent against him.

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After further investigation by the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office and further discussion with a third-party witness, Mr. Worthy and his attorneys, this case is being declined at this time pending completion of the investigation by the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office. –Mr. Worthy and his lawyers are fully cooperating with this investigation.

an email from Shawn Dick read, as per the Austin American-Statesman

Why did the police arrest Xavier Worthy?

According to documents from the sheriff’s office, Worthy ‘choked’ a family member, a woman, and as per Texas law, the act of impeding someone’s breath is a felony and chargeable as assault.

Williamson County will not charge Chiefs WR Xavier Worthy for domestic violence case in Texas
Xavier Worthy (Image via IMAGO)

The police took Worthy into their custody but didn’t press charges against him immediately as his attorney, Chip Lewis, and Sam Bassett, denied all the allegations. They argued that the woman, who was staying at Worthy’s house, was asked to vacate for the last two weeks, which she refused.

The complainant was recently asked to vacate Mr. Worthy’s residence upon discovery of her infidelity. She has refused to do so and made a number of extortive efforts prior to resorting to this baseless allegation against Mr. Worthy.

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They further agreed to turn in photographic proof against the woman who allegedly ‘scratched and ripped out parts of’ Worthy’s hair.

On Saturday, the Williamson County authorities released a statement that they will not press charges against Xavier Worthy, and he was allowed to return to his home.

Worthy played three seasons for the Longhorns, recording 197 catches for 2755 yards and 26 touchdowns. He set a 40-yard dash record of 4.21 seconds during the NFL Combine, enticing the Chiefs to trade up and draft him 28th overall in the draft. Worthy caught 59 passes for 638 yards and scored nine touchdowns as a rookie. He further added 19 receptions for 287 yards and three touchdowns in the postseason.

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