Stefon Diggs pleads not guilty to strangulation and assault charges, days after Super Bowl loss
Stefon Diggs claims innocence.
The New England Patriots wide receiver appeared in court in Dedham, Massachusetts, on February 13 and pleaded not guilty. after being indicted Felony strangulation or suffocation and misdemeanor assault and battery, based on allegations by a former personal chef.
Stefon’s lawyer says: “Stefon is completely innocent.” mitchell Schuster said in a statement to Mr. news. “He did not do any of the things alleged in the complaint, and we can prove that.”
Schuster added: “After a thorough review of the facts and evidence surrounding these false allegations, I am confident that Mr. Stephon will be exonerated.”
The charges against Diggs — who I welcomed a boy with rapper cardi B In November, accusations stemmed from a former personal chef who claimed the incident happened on December 2nd.
Sheff reported the incident to Dedham police on Dec. 16, according to a copy of the police report obtained by . CBS News Affiliated station WBZ-TV. She told authorities that she was hired as an NFL player’s personal chef during the NFL season and was staying in a room in her home in Dedham. She told investigators that the Dec. 2 confrontation was about money, and that she was expecting a weekly salary but instead received a monthly salary.
