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Case Dismissed as Odubel Herrera’s Girlfriend Declines to Press Charges
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Here’s Odubel Herrera and his girlfriend walking out of municipal court this morning in Atlantic City:
Phillies pitcher Odubel Herrera and his girlfriend leave Atlantic City Municipal court hand in hand after she declined to press charges that he assaulted her in a casino. He will get counseling for 60 days. pic.twitter.com/5FYPyWulJM
— Amy S. Rosenberg (@amysrosenberg) July 3, 2019
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Odubel Herrera case is being dismissed after his girlfriend denied to press charges. Not enough independent evidence of assault for prosecutor to proceed independent of her.
— Amy S. Rosenberg (@amysrosenberg) July 3, 2019
Herrera was arrested on Memorial Day and charged with domestic violence. According to the police report, his girlfriend had “visible signs of injury to her arms and neck,” which resulted from a dispute between the pair. Herrera has been on administrative leave via the MLB league office and has not appeared for the Phillies since 5/26.
Gonna be really interesting to see where the league and the Phillies go from here, since he hasn’t been found officially innocent or officially guilty.
Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com