The alleged victim of an assault at the hands of Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice wants charges in the case dropped.
The photographer Rice allegedly punched signed a non-prosecution affidavit, Dallas police told FOX4 Kansas City on Tuesday.
Authorities opened an investigation into Rice earlier this month after the alleged victim said Rice punched him in the face at a nightclub.
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Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice (4) catches a deep pass as Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt (29) defends in the third quarter during an NFL football game in Week 17 between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Kansas City Chiefs, Sunday, Dec. September 31, 2023, at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. (Kareem Elgazzar/The Enquirer/USA Today Network)
According to FOX4, the police report indicated that the photographer received an Instagram message from Rice to return to a club in Dallas after he had left, because he was under the impression that Rice wanted to hire him to take photographs. However, Rice punched him “after asking him to look at Instagram messages on Rice's phone.”
Rice is already under the microscope after handed over to the authorities last month for his role in a car accident involving multiple vehicles. He was later released on bail, but faces multiple serious charges in the case.
Police said Rice was driving a Lamborghini that reached a top speed of 119 miles per hour, while smu football Player Theodore Knox was driving a Corvette on North Central Expressway in Dallas on March 30.
Rashee Rice #4 of the Kansas City Chiefs completes a pass before the NFL Super Bowl 58 football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs at Allegiant Stadium on February 11, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada . (Michael Owens/Getty Images)
Both drivers were speeding and at some point lost control of their vehicles. The cars then collided with four other vehicles, leaving four people injured.
Lawsuits have been filed against Rice and Knox.
The plaintiffs are suing due to various injuries including “brain trauma, facial lacerations requiring stitches, multiple contusions to the body, disfigurements, internal bleeding, and other internal and external injuries that can only be fully revealed during the course of examinations.” doctors.” treatment,” according to court documents.
Once the legal process is developed, the nfl could punish Rice.
If suspended, Chiefs could rely on rookie Xavier Worthy in Rice's absence. Kansas City selected Worthy in the first round of last month's draft, shortly after he set an NFL Scouting Combine record for the 40-yard dash.
Rashee Rice #4 of the Kansas City Chiefs leaves the field after an NFL football game between the Denver Broncos and the Kansas City Chiefs at Empower Field At Mile High on October 29, 2023 in Denver, Colorado. (Michael Owens/Getty Images)
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Rice finished his rookie season with 938 receiving yards and seven touchdowns.
Fox News' Chantz Martin contributed to this report.
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