Prosecutors aim to drop felony charges against Jackson Mahomes, the younger brother of Chiefs star quarterback Patrick Mahomes, stemming from an incident at a Kansas City-area bar in February 2023. There is.
On Tuesday, prosecutors filed a motion to dismiss three felony counts of aggravated sexual assault against Jackson, who is accused of forcibly kissing the female owner of the establishment, and the alleged victim. “caused a lack of cooperation from her.'' It’s clear enough.” The Kansas City Star reported.
Prosecutors also said the alleged victim “would say she was not telling the truth to police.” According to Fox 4 Kansas Cityadded that the interaction with Jackson was “consensual.”
Jackson, a 23-year-old influencer, was arrested for aggravated sexual assault in May 2023, with footage of the alleged incident surfacing several months earlier.
At the time, Jackson also faced misdemeanor charges for allegedly shoving a male staff member the same night he had an apparent encounter with the restaurant's owner.
Prosecutors will continue to pursue the charges, according to Fox 4 Kansas City.
Mr. Jackson pleaded not guilty to the charges last year.
“As we have said from the beginning, Jackson did nothing wrong. We were completely confident that the truth of this matter would eventually come out. The defense remained… We will refrain from further comment until the charges have been disposed of,'' Jackson's attorney Brandon Davis said in a statement to FOX 4.
Jackson is scheduled to appear in Johnson County Court Wednesday afternoon.
