Jaguars LB Arrested for Assault but Witnesses Say No

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Link to the Story (http://www.firstcoastnews.com/sports/nfl/jacksonville-jaguars/jaguars-linebacker-skuta-arrested-in-orlando/257313461)

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Lawyer says Skuta was the victim, not the aggressor
Posted by Mike Florio on June 27, 2016, 6:25 PM EDT
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The lawyer representing Jaguars linebacker Dan Skuta has done something far more conventional than accidentally text strategic secrets to the media. Mark NeJame has declared his client’s innocence.

NeJame told TMZ that the allegation of Skuta shoving the head of a woman who refused to provide her phone number into a window was made up.

“Eyewitnesses who we have already received statements from in our initial investigation will attest that Dan was alongside his girlfriend when this fabricated event supposedly took place,” NeJame said.

Skuta contends, via NeJame, that the accuser and another female were harassing Skuta and his group.

“Dan was then struck in the face by one of the women, as is evidenced by his mugshot which clearly shows where he was struck,” NeJame said.

The mugshot does indeed show Skuta with an abrasion under his right eye.

“Dan never placed his hands on anyone,” NeJame said.

That explanation may indeed be persuasive to a judge or a jury, but it didn’t keep Skuta from being arrested. If the version from Skuta’s lawyer is accurate, Skuta eventually should get off scot-free.


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[NoleinJax]

If there are multiple witnesses that say he didn't do anything and was in fact assaulted himself, I sure hope that the Orlando PD is as quick to arrest the woman as they were him.

[Siberian13]

If there are multiple witnesses that say he didn't do anything and was in fact assaulted himself, I sure hope that the Orlando PD is as quick to arrest the woman as they were him.

Sadly, you know it doesn't work that way. Equality lol? If the woman lied, her ass should be in jail but it won't happen. If this guy was in the wrong, so should he.

[Monsterx]

Sadly, you know it doesn't work that way. Equality lol? If the woman lied, her ass should be in jail but it won't happen. If this guy was in the wrong, so should he.

I very well may be in the wrong here, but wouldn't filing a false police report be a crime?
I'm assuming she filed one to go after Skuta, idk..

[Siberian13]

I very well may be in the wrong here, but wouldn't filing a false police report be a crime?
I'm assuming she filed one to go after Skuta, idk..

May depend on each state. But it's a crime to me and punishment should be more than a misdemeanor. Make it a felony and let's see the false reports go down. Problem always seems to be he said/she said with stuff like this.