Misdemeanor expenses dropped in opposition to ex-Saints WR Michael Thomas

NEW ORLEANS — Misdemeanor expenses of straightforward battery and felony mischief in opposition to former New Orleans Saints receiver Michael Thomas have been dismissed Wednesday, based on his legal professional Daniel “Becket” Becnel.

The preliminary expenses have been associated to an incident that occurred in entrance of Thomas’ residence in Kenner, Louisiana, on Nov. 10, 2023. Thomas received right into a verbal altercation that evening with a neighborhood contractor referring to parking points within the neighborhood. The person accused Thomas of pushing him and throwing a brick at his automotive windshield.

“We had been working by an consequence like this with the Kenner prosecutor, exchanging movies and seeing if there was any proof of their allegations,” Becnel instructed ESPN on Wednesday. “There was no proof of accidents, medical payments. There was no proof of property harm. The complainant alleged that there was video of an assault and there was no video. The prosecutor reviewed the matter, we made our case to him, and he agreed, and the matter was dismissed at the moment.”

Thomas was taken into custody that evening however launched just a few hours later. He made the journey with the workforce the next day to play the Minnesota Vikings, however injured his knee two performs into the sport and ultimately went on injured reserve, ending his season.

“There was no assault, there was no brick thrown … This was a dispute between a contractor and his workers, who have been blocking his driveway and who have been parking and strolling on his grass,” Becnel stated. “It got here to a head someday, however there was no criminality concerned. That is apparent by the shortage of any kind of civil go well with, the shortage of any kind of property harm, the shortage of any medical points and the shortage of any bodily proof that felony motion befell.”

Thomas, a 2016 second-round decide by the Saints, was launched by the workforce final week at the start of free company after enjoying in 10 video games in 2023.

Thomas was the 2019 NFL Offensive Participant of the 12 months and holds the single-season receptions file after catching 149 passes that 12 months. Ankle, toe and knee accidents restricted him to twenty regular-season video games between 2020 and 2023 and he missed the complete 2021 season whereas recovering from problems together with his ankle damage.

The 31-year-old Thomas has began 72 video games in his NFL profession, catching 565 passes for six,569 passes and 36 touchdowns.

“Mr. Thomas is glad to place this behind him as a result of he has an exemplary file,” Becnel stated. “He desires to maneuver ahead together with his NFL profession and his private life.”