New England Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers took the stand in his own defense Thursday as his trial on domestic violence charges got underway.
The Patriots’ $24-million safety Jabrill Peppers admitted to possessing cocaine ahead of jury selection for a trial on assault charges.
New England Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers was found “not guilty” on all assault charges on Friday, per Boston Herald’s Flint McColgan. Peppers was tried in front of a jury composed of five females and one male juror. After hearing the arguments, it took the jurors about an hour to deliberate before finally reaching a decision.
The domestic violence trial of New England Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers began Thursday at a courthouse in Quincy, Mass., after he admitted cocaine possession.
New England Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers pleaded guilty to cocaine possession Thursday, according to WBZ News in Boston. Peppers is still facing a trial
New England Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers has been acquitted by a jury in his assault and battery trial on Friday.
Peppers, an East Orange, New Jersey, native, went to Don Bosco Prep and graduated from Paramus Catholic before playing football at Michigan. In 2017, the Cleveland Browns selected him in the first round (No. 25 overall) in the NFL Draft.
Along with her testimony, prosecutors showed several videos of the incident, in which Peppers can be seen asking the naked woman to repeatedly leave his house in Braintree, Massachusetts.