A authorized decision has emerged for Texans security Jimmie Ward. A Montgomery County grand jury has determined to no-bill his felony home violence case, that means the prosecution is not going to proceed with expenses.
Ward was arrested in June on third-degree felony expenses. It grew to become identified earlier in September his case can be introduced to a grand jury, together with his attorneys expressing optimism their presentation can be ample to consequence within the proceedings coming to an finish. That has confirmed to be the case.
“At this time we introduced our grand jury packet and proof to the grand jury to indicate that Mr. Ward was factually harmless of the allegations in opposition to him,” a press release from legal professional Stephen Jackson reads, via KPRC2’s Aaron Wilson.
“The district legal professional additionally offered data to the grand jury, that we imagine, assisted the grand jury in coming to the conclusion that Mr. Ward must be no-billed. We imagine not solely was he exonerated by the grand jury however that the actions of the grand jury present that Jimmie was factually harmless.”
Ward was placed on the commissioner’s exempt list simply forward of the deadline for roster cuts and stays there at the moment. In consequence, the 34-year-old is prohibited from enjoying or training. Ward continues to be recovering from offseason foot surgical procedure and is unable to play anyway.
“We proceed to observe all developments on this matter, which stays beneath evaluate,” NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy stated, via Wilson.
Particularly within the case of home violence allegations, the league usually waits till felony proceedings end to conduct its personal investigation. Pending the end result of that course of, Ward may stay on the exempt checklist for an prolonged interval. Findings of felony wrongdoing usually are not mandatory for an NFL probe to end in a fantastic and/or suspension beneath the non-public conduct coverage.
Ward – who continues to be the topic of a civil lawsuit stemming from his alleged April 2025 actions in opposition to his former fiancée – has one yr remaining on his contract. The previous 49er will present DeMeco Ryans and the Texans with a veteran presence and beginning choice within the secondary when out there, and Thursday’s information marks a key growth with respect to figuring out when that would be the case.
