Chiefs WR Xavier Worthy's fiancée says she's been granted temporary protective order after assault arrest

Tia Jones, the fiancée of Xavier Worthy, has obtained a impermanent protective bid against the Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver, her attorneys announced Wednesday, via Cory Mose of KVUE.

The bid was granted aft Worthy's apprehension Saturday connected a complaint of battle of a household oregon location subordinate and impeding the breathing oregon circulation, a third-degree felony assault. However, hours aft the apprehension was reported, the presumption of the complaint connected his jailhouse grounds was updated to "dismissed/declined," and the section territory lawyer said helium wouldn't prosecute the case.

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The afloat connection from Jones' ineligible team, which continues to allege Worthy committed unit against its client:

“Today, Tia Jones filed an exertion for a protective bid against Xavier Worthy, based [sic] his convulsive actions against her culminating connected the nighttime of March 7, 2025. Based upon the truthful accusation provided by Ms. Jones, a justice has granted a impermanent protective bid connected her behalf. She is afloat cooperating with instrumentality enforcement arsenic they proceed to actively analyse the unit that occurred that night.

“Ms. Jones has chosen to usage her dependable to talk up for herself. In truthful doing, she looks guardant to the facts and circumstances of that nighttime coming to airy done the ceremonial ineligible process, and getting the justness that she deserves. She appreciates the enactment that she has received frankincense far.”

Notably, the connection features the incorrect day — "March 15, 2024" — connected apical of the document, portion besides missing a connection ("on") successful the archetypal sentence.

Worthy's ineligible squad released its connection successful response, via Pro Football Talk, clarifying the filing was made successful civilian court, calling the allegations against its lawsuit "false" and accusing Jones of having stolen items from Worthy's location portion helium was successful jail:

“We are alert of the civilian tribunal (not transgression court) filing by Ms. Jones and her transgression defence team,” they said successful a merchandise issued to PFT. “Mr. Worthy denies each of the allegations by Ms. Jones. Unfortunately, mendacious allegations proceed to beryllium made, this clip successful civilian court. Today the accuser returned items stolen from Mr. Worthy’s residence portion helium was successful jailhouse and determination are items inactive missing from erstwhile helium was incarcerated. Mr. Worthy maintains his innocence and stands by the conclusions of the District Attorney aft instrumentality enforcement’s reappraisal of Ms. Jones’ unfounded allegations.”

It appears Worthy is inactive escaped of immoderate transgression charges. Williamson County District Attorney Shawn Dick told the Austin American-Statesman his bureau was declining to instrumentality the case, barring caller developments, citing further probe by the sheriff's bureau and treatment with a third-party witness.

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Worthy precocious completed his rookie play with the Chiefs, who drafted him 28th wide successful the archetypal circular of the 2024 NFL Draft. He caught 59 of 98 targets for 638 receiving yards and a team-high six receiving touchdowns successful his archetypal year, rising connected the extent illustration amid injuries to Rashee Rice and Marquise Brown.