NFL’s Jabrill Peppers
Found innocent in Dom
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Jabrill Peppers has just been found not guilty in his domestic violence case.
The NFL security guard was on trial this week accused of roughing his girlfriend during an early-morning altercation on Oct. 5 … but a jury acquitted him of all charges.
Peppers faced strangulation, assault and battery charges after a woman claimed he pushed her head into a wall and choked her when she saw a man calling her phone while the two were having sex in Massachusetts. at his home after a night out on the town.
The woman cried during her testimony Thursday … claiming she was injured in the incident. Peppers, however, took the stand Friday … and denied her claims.
Peppers stated that the argument between the two actually stemmed from her not wanting to have unprotected sex with him.
Peppers claimed he never laid hands on her, although she said he hit her.
The jury didn’t take long to reach their verdict…finding him not guilty after deliberating for about an hour.
Just before the trial began, Peppers did plead guilty charge of possession of cocaine. a charge he faced after authorities claimed they found a powder substance in a bag in his purse following his arrest over an incident with the accuser.
Peppers was ordered to stay off drugs and stay out of trouble for the next four months after entering his plea.
Peppers, who was placed on the commissioner’s exempt list and had to miss games this season because of an arrest, has logged time in six games for New England this season.
