Jabrill Peppers of the NFL
Found not guilty in the cathedral. Violent case
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Jabrill peppers was just found not guilty in his domestic violence case.
The NFL safety was in court this week on charges that he beat up his girlfriend during an early-morning argument on Oct. 5 … but a jury just acquitted him of all charges.
Peppers was charged with strangulation, assault and battery after a woman claimed he pushed her head against a wall and choked her after he saw a man calling her while the two were in his apartment after a night on the town House in Massachusetts got intimate.
The woman cried during her testimony Thursday and insisted she was injured in the incident. However, Peppers took the stand on Friday … and denied her claims.
Peppers explained that the argument between the two actually stemmed from him not wanting to have unprotected sex with her. He claimed he then asked her to leave, but she did not.
Peppers claimed he never touched her – although he said she hit him.
It didn't take long for the jury to return its verdict, finding him not guilty after deliberating for about an hour.
Just before the trial began, Peppers did this plead guilty to a charge of cocaine possession – a charge he faced after authorities said they found a powdered substance in a baggie in his wallet following his arrest over the incident with his accuser.
Peppers was ordered to remain drug-free and stay out of trouble for the next four months after submitting his plea.
Peppers — who was placed on the commissioner's exempt list and was forced to miss games this season because of the arrest — played six games for New England this season.