Dallas Cowboys Running Back Ezekiel Elliott Cleared Of Domestic Abuse Charges

DALLAS, TX -- Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott won't be charged for domestic violence allegations of which he was accused over the summer, it was announced on Tuesday.

According to the Columbus City Attorney's Office, Elliott has been cleared of all five alleged incidents involving his ex-girlfriend "...due to conflicting and inconsistent information across all incidents resulting in concern regarding the sufficiency of the evidence to support the filing of criminal charges.”

Dallascowboys.com posted a statement from Elliott's legal adviser shortly after the football player was exonerated: “During the past six weeks my office, along with local counsel, have worked diligently and cooperatively with the Prosecutor’s office providing it with an abundance of evidence clearly demonstrating Mr. Elliott’s innocence. On behalf of Mr. Elliott and his family, we would like to express our satisfaction with the Prosecutor’s office decision of electing not to file charges against Mr. Elliott. We are very pleased that the Prosecutor’s office thoroughly reviewed and weighed all of the evidence in coming to their decision. Mr. Elliott is looking forward to putting this behind him and continuing his focus on all things positive, both on and off the field.”

Elliott was under suspicion of domestic abuse after ex-girlfriend Tiffany Thompson filed a pair of police reports accusing him of assaulting her while they were inside a park car on July 22. But witnesses -- including two other people sitting in the car -- claimed no assault had taken place, dallascowboys.com reported.

After the accusation surfaced, Elliott's father released a statement affirming his son's innocence, the site reported. The Cowboys also backed the rookie player during training camp, the report added.

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