A jury acquitted New England Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers in his assault and battery trial. Peppers finished testifying earlier Friday by denying he choked or shoved his accuser.

New England Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers was acquitted in his assault and battery trial. Peppers was arrested for assault and drug possession in Massachusetts in October. Peppers, 29, was arrested after police responded to an altercation between two people on Oct.

Now a safety for the New England Patriots, Peppers ended up being charged for domestic violence, and thus missed nearly half of his season as he dealt with the blowback and subsequent court case. However, on Friday, Peppers was acquitted by a jury of his peers, as he was found not guilty on all counts.

A woman has testified that Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers grabbed her by the neck and slammed her against the wall after she got a phone call while they were in bed.

A jury found New England Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers not guilty on all charges in a Massachusetts trial over allegations of domestic violence.

Peppers had been charged with strangulation, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, and assault and battery on a family or household member.

New England Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers was acquitted by a jury on Friday in his assault and battery trial, according to the Associated Press (h/t

The New England Patriots' safety will take the stand again in court on Friday morning in his own defense while on trial for domestic violence charges.

Jabrill Peppers, a safety for the New England Patriots, repeatedly denied accusations of domestic violence while testifying in his own defense at his trial Friday. The case is now in the hands of the jury.

This story contains depictions of alleged domestic violence. New England Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers has been acquitted by a jury in his assault and battery t

New England Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers has finished testifying in his assault and battery trial after denying he choked or shoved his accuser