Chiefs' Xavier Worthy avoids charges from arrest, district attorney says

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Xavier Worthy volition not beryllium charged aft his apprehension Friday, the Williamson County District Attorney told the Austin American-Statesman Saturday.

Worthy was arrested successful Texas Friday for an alleged assault, according to online jailhouse records. 

Records indicated an battle connected a household oregon household subordinate successful which the alleged victim's breathing was restricted. Under Texas law, the complaint is simply a third-degree felony, punishable by up to 10 years successful prison. 

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Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Xavier Worthy against the Philadelphia Eagles successful the Super Bowl astatine Caesars Superdome.  (Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images)

However, District Attorney Shawn Dick said aft speaking with aggregate witnesses, Williamson County authorities volition not property charges.

"After further probe by the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office and further treatment with a third-party witness, Mr. Worthy and his attorneys, this lawsuit is being declined astatine this clip pending completion of the probe by the Williamson County Sheriff's Office," Dick said successful an email, according to the outlet. 

"Mr. Worthy and his lawyers are afloat cooperating with this investigation. 

"We volition proceed to measure the case. As is our signifier with each declines, should you make further accusation indicative of probable origin successful this case, our bureau volition see that accusation and whitethorn contiguous the lawsuit astatine that clip to a Williamson County Grand Jury."

Shortly aft quality of the apprehension surfaced, attorneys Chip Lewis and Sam Bassett issued a connection connected Worthy’s behalf successful which they claimed his innocence.

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Xavier Worthy runs against the Pittsburgh Steelers during the archetypal fractional Dec. 25, 2024, successful Pittsburgh.  (AP Photo/Matt Freed)

"We are alert of the allegation that led to Mr. Worthy’s arrest," the statement, obtained by The Associated Press, said. "We are moving with instrumentality enforcement successful Williamson County to guarantee they person the payment of the totality of circumstances that led to this allegation."

The lawyers argued the "complainant" refused to permission Worthy's location contempt galore requests. Worthy's representatives besides claimed the alleged unfortunate attempted to extort the NFL prima and described the allegation made against their lawsuit arsenic "baseless."

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"The complainant was asked aggregate times implicit the past 2 weeks to vacate Mr. Worthy’s residence upon find of her infidelity, which a backstage researcher has video grounds of. She has refused to vacate the residence and made a fig of extortive efforts anterior to resorting to this baseless allegation against Mr. Worthy." 

According to the statement, Worthy's spot was damaged, and helium was subjected to bodily harm. The Chiefs receiver besides informed authorities helium was not successful favour of pressing charges, according to the statement.

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Xavier Worthy gains yardage against the Pittsburgh Steelers during the 2nd fractional astatine Acrisure Stadium. (Barry Reeger/Imagn Images)

The outlet reported that Worthy was inactive successful a Williamson County jailhouse arsenic of 6:50 p.m. ET, and it could instrumentality a fewer hours earlier helium is released.

Worthy finished his rookie NFL play with 638 receiving yards and six touchdowns. He besides scored 3 rushing touchdowns. The 21-year-old scored 2 touchdowns during the Chiefs' 40-22 nonaccomplishment to the Philadelphia Eagles successful past month's Super Bowl.

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Ahead of getting drafted successful the archetypal circular past year, helium acceptable the NFL Scouting Combine grounds with a 4.21 40-yard dash.

Fox News' Paulina Dedaj and Chantz Martin contributed to this report.

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