The wide receiver of Kansas City chiefs, Xavier Worthy, was arrested on Friday in Texas for an alleged assault, according to online prison files. Worthy was a first round choice in the NFL draft last year.
It was reserved by the Sheriff’s Bureau of the county of Williamson for assault accusation. The county of Williamson includes parties of Austin, where the worthy of the celebrity of football during his stay with the Texas Longhorns.
The accusation was read as an assault against a family or a member of the household in which their breath was hampered. Under Texas Law, breathing breathing means “intentionally, knowingly or imprudent the normal breathing or circulation of the person by applying pressure on the throat or neck of the person or blocking the person’s nose or mouth.”
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(Sheriff’s Bureau of the county of Williamson / Imagn)
In addition, in accordance with the laws of the state, the accusation is a crime of the third degree which is punishable by a sentence of up to 10 years in prison. Prison files have shown that Worthy had not yet deposited a deposit by Saturday morning. The files had no details on the arrest.
Shortly after the news of the arrest surfaced, lawyers Chip Lewis and Sam Bassett published a statement in the name of Worthy.
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“We are aware of the allegation that led to the arrest of Mr. Worthy,” reads the declaration, obtained by the Associated Press. “We are working with the police in the county of Williamson to ensure that they benefit from all the circumstances that led to this allegation.”
The lawyers argued that the “complainant” refused to leave Worthy’s home despite many requests. In addition, Worthy’s representatives claimed that she had tried to extort the NFL star and described the allegation made against their client as “baseless”.
The wide chiefing of Kansas City chiefs, Xavier Worthy (1), against the Eagles of Philadelphia in the Super Bowl Lix with Caesars Superdome. (Images of Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn)
“The complainant has been questioned several times in the past two weeks to cancel Mr. Worthy’s residence when he discovered her infidelity, including a private investigator has video evidence. She refused to leave the residence and made a certain number of extortion efforts before resorting to this baseless allegation against Mr. Worthy.”
According to the press release, Worthy’s property was damaged and he suffered bodily injuries. The chiefing receiver also informed the authorities that he was not in favor of pressing accusations, according to the press release.
The Kansas City chiefing receiver, Xavier Worthy (1), takes place against the Pittsburgh Steelers during the first half of an NFL football match on Wednesday, December 25, 2024, in Pittsburgh. (AP photo / Matt Freed)
“The complainant also destroyed a room in the residence, striped Mr. Worthy’s face and torn off parts of his hair, of which there is photographic evidence. Mr. Worthy told the police at the time of the incident that he did not want to file a complaint against the complaint.
“We will continue to cooperate with the authorities of the county of Williamson because we are fully faith that their in -depth investigation will support the innocence of Mr. Worthy.”
The chiefs also sent a statement to Fox New Digital saying: “We are aware and collect information”.
Worthy completed its NFL recruited season with 638 reception yards and six affected. He also marked three precipitated affected. The 21-year-old scored two affected in the defeat of the 40-22 chiefs against the philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl last month.
