The domestic violence case involving San Francisco 49ers linebacker Reuben Foster will not go to trial. It was announced on Wednesday that the three felony charges against Foster have been dropped.
BREAKING: Judge rules there is insufficient evidence to proceed with domestic violence charges against Reuben Foster. He no longer faces those charges, seemingly clearing way for his return to the #49ers.
— Matt Maiocco (@MaioccoNBCS) May 23, 2018
Foster is off of the DV charges, Judge rebuked then very harshly
— David Lombardi (@LombardiHimself) May 23, 2018
Additionally, the weapons charge is set to be reduced to a misdemeanor with the pretrial date set for June 6th.
The weapons charge is dropped to a misdemeanor and Reuben Foster will fight it June 6
— David Lombardi (@LombardiHimself) May 23, 2018
This isn’t exactly surprising news.
During the initial hearing, his ex-girlfriend — the alleged victim — said that Foster never struck her and later acknowledged that she stole from him.
Foster, though is still not completely in the clear. Based on the plights of past players (ie: Ezekiel Elliott), it’s still a possibility that he’ll receive a lengthy suspension from the NFL.