Kansas City, Mo. (AP) – The woman who accused the open receiver of the Xavier bosses worth attacking her last week, resulting in a case in which the district prosecutor So far he has refused to present chargesA Texas judge has granted him a protection order against him.
Tia Jones lawyers confirmed the order in a statement to Associated Press on Wednesday night. They added that Jones is “cooperating fully with the application of the law as they continue to actively investigate the violence that occurred.”
“Em. Jones has chosen to use his voice to speak for herself,” said Angelica Cogliano, who represents the woman along with the lawyers Addy Miro, Leslie Booker and Deniz Kadirhan. “In doing so, he looks forward to the facts and circumstances of that night coming to light through the formal legal process and obtaining the justice he deserves.”
Worthy was arrested last Friday and held in a county prison for an assault position to a family or family member in which breathing was prevented or drowned in common terms. He was released the next day, when Williamson County District Prosecutor Shawn Dick said his office has spoken with witnesses and that he was not accepting the case at that time.
Williamson County includes Austin parts, where Worthy played university football at the University of Texas.
In a statement, Worthy’s lawyers, Chip Lewis and Sam Bassett said their client was innocent of the position against him. They said that the accusation was made by a woman who had been living in Worthy’s house, and that he had been asked to leave several times during the last two weeks “upon discovering his infidelity.”
“He has refused to vacate the residence and made a series of exoritious efforts before resorting to this unfounded accusation against Mr. Worthy,” said the lawyers. “The plaintiff further destroyed a room in the residence, he scratched Mr. Worthy’s face and started parts of his hair, from which there is photographic evidence. Worthy told the police at the time of the incident that he did not want to present charges against the plaintiff. “
The bosses He told the AP on Saturday that they were aware of the situation and that they were still collecting information.
Worthy was chosen by the Chiefs with the 28th General Selection in the Draft last year after establishing the fastest 40 -yard race record at the NFL Combine. He had a quick start scoring a couple of touchdowns in his NFL debutAnd after a mid -season pause, it became the open receiver of the Chiefs while pursuing a third consecutive title of unprecedented Super Bowl.
Worthy finished with 59 trapped for 638 yards and six touchdowns while running 20 times for 104 yards and three more scores.
It was one of the few bright points for the Bosses in a 40-22 defeat against Philadelphia in the Super Bowlalso. Worthy caught her eight goals for 157 yards and a pair of touchdowns in the Superdome in New Orleans.
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