Prosecutors drop one assault charge against Kevin Porter Jr.

Manhattan prosecutors dropped one of the assault charges. kevin porter jr.escort. houston rocketsadmitted at his hearing in Manhattan Criminal Court on Monday that he did not fracture his girlfriend’s cervical vertebrae during the alleged assault at a New York City hotel last month.

According to him new york postManhattan Deputy District Attorney Mira Kaser said: “There’s a lack of evidence.” “What initially appeared to be a spinal fracture was not actually an injury caused by the defendant,” Judge Jay Weiner said Monday in dropping the second-degree assault charge.

Porter was arrested on September 11th after allegedly attacking his girlfriend Kaisle Gondrezczyk, a former WNBA player, at the Millennium Hilton in the city. Prosecutors initially said at the arraignment that the attack left the athlete’s partner with a fractured neck and a deep cut above his right eye.

Porter’s legal team shared the document. post This shows that the alleged neck fracture was actually true. Victim’s congenital defect Of aggression.

porter still He is charged with second-degree strangulation and third-degree assault., of which he pleaded not guilty.According to him postKaser told the judge that his office offered him a plea deal on the lesser charge of third-degree assault, but Porter rejected the offer.

The Rockets told Porter: can’t be with the team No matter what the situation is after your arrest. Otherwise, everything related to Porter and his situation will be subject to the NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement and will be managed by the league, according to Rockets general manager Rafael Stone. media day of the team earlier this month.

Porter’s next court appearance is scheduled for November 27th.