New England Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers took the stand in his own defense Thursday as his trial on domestic violence charges got underway.
New England Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers was found “not guilty” on all assault charges on Friday, per Boston Herald’s Flint McColgan. Peppers was tried in front of a jury composed of five females and one male juror. After hearing the arguments, it took the jurors about an hour to deliberate before finally reaching a decision.
The Patriots’ $24-million safety Jabrill Peppers admitted to possessing cocaine ahead of jury selection for a trial on assault charges.
The domestic violence trial of New England Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers began Thursday at a courthouse in Quincy, Mass., after he admitted cocaine possession.
Jurors deliberated for around an hour before turning in non-guilty verdicts for assault and battery with dangerous weapon, assault and batter and strangulation charges Friday afternoon.
New England Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers has been acquitted by a jury in his assault and battery trial on Friday.
New England Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers pleaded guilty to cocaine possession Thursday, according to WBZ News in Boston. Peppers is still facing a trial
Peppers, an East Orange, New Jersey, native, went to Don Bosco Prep and graduated from Paramus Catholic before playing football at Michigan. In 2017, the Cleveland Browns selected him in the first round (No. 25 overall) in the NFL Draft.
Along with her testimony, prosecutors showed several videos of the incident, in which Peppers can be seen asking the naked woman to repeatedly leave his house in Braintree, Massachusetts.
A water main break has delayed a trial scheduled Wednesday for Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers on allegations that he shoved his girlfriend's head into a wall and repeatedly choked her after she received a phone call while they were in bed together.
New England Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers faces serious legal challenges after pleading guilty to cocaine possession and being accused of domestic v
Peppers was arrested in October and charged with assault, strangulation and possession of drugs after an altercation with his girlfriend at his Braintree apartment.