A authorized decision has emerged for Texans security Jimmie Ward. A Montgomery County grand jury has determined to no-bill his felony home violence case, which means the prosecution won’t proceed with fees.
Ward was arrested in June on third-degree felony fees. It grew to become identified earlier in September his case can be offered to a grand jury, together with his attorneys expressing optimism their presentation can be ample to consequence within the proceedings coming to an finish. That has confirmed to be the case.
“At the moment we offered our grand jury packet and proof to the grand jury to point out that Mr. Ward was factually harmless of the allegations towards him,” an announcement from legal professional Stephen Jackson reads, via KPRC2’s Aaron Wilson.
“The district legal professional additionally supplied info to the grand jury, that we consider, assisted the grand jury in coming to the conclusion that Mr. Ward ought to be no-billed. We consider not solely was he exonerated by the grand jury however that the actions of the grand jury present that Jimmie was factually harmless.”
Ward was placed on the commissioner’s exempt list simply forward of the deadline for roster cuts and stays there at the moment. In consequence, the 34-year-old is prohibited from taking part in or training. Ward remains to be recovering from offseason foot surgical procedure and is unable to play anyway.
“We proceed to watch all developments on this matter, which stays underneath overview,” NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy stated, via Wilson.
Particularly within the case of home violence allegations, the league typically waits till prison proceedings end to conduct its personal investigation. Pending the result of that course of, Ward might stay on the exempt checklist for an prolonged interval. Findings of prison wrongdoing aren’t obligatory for an NFL probe to lead to a positive and/or suspension underneath the non-public conduct coverage.
Ward – who remains to be the topic of a civil lawsuit stemming from his alleged April 2025 actions towards his former fiancée – has one yr remaining on his contract. The previous 49er will present DeMeco Ryans and the Texans with a veteran presence and beginning possibility within the secondary when out there, and Thursday’s information marks a key improvement with respect to figuring out when that would be the case.
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