DALLAS -- In a sign of solidarity, Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant was joined by his mother, Angela Bryant, at a brief news conference on Tuesday to stress that while there may have been an incident last week, no family violence occurred.
Neither Bryant nor his mother took questions regarding the Class A misdemeanor charge filed by DeSoto police. Instead, a statement was released and read aloud by their attorney, Texas state senator Royce Wst.
"Did a family disagreement occur? Yes," West said in the statement. "Did Dez Bryant commit family violence against his mother? No."
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A Dallas County district attorney's spokeswoman said the case filed by DeSoto Police against Bryant includes an affidavit of non-prosecution from the complainant. The affidavit means the complaint doesn't want to proceed.
http://espn.go.com/dallas/nfl/story/_/id/8196231/dallas-cowboys-wr-dez-bryant-mother-angela-hold-news-conference
The 5th paragraph I wanted to post stated that the DA is still reviewing the case to determine to file charges.
Interesting though considering 9-11 call. It is not uncommon for close ones to make outrageous accusations while angry. Also, it is not unusual for close ones to back down from initial claims that are true to avoid putting a loved one through the legal process. So this doesn't say it didn't happen but it also doesn't say it did happen. It'll be interesting what the DA decides to do but prosecution would be difficult w/o testimony or testimony that claims nothing physical or illegal took place.
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