Charges dropped against former USC football who had been accused of assault and burglary

Charges have been dropped against a now-former University of South Carolina football player who had been charged with assault and burglary in Lexington County, according to police documents.

Documents provided to The State report that the former player’s criminal record has been expunged.

A police report said that on June 17, the man was exchanging text messages with a woman. When she didn’t respond, he went to the house where she was staying and entered it around 2 a.m., according to the report.

The woman woke up to find the man at the foot of her bed, she told police. He got into a verbal altercation with a man who also was in the bed, the woman reported.

The player then chased the man out of the house, according to the report. He returned to the house to find it locked and tried to break down the door. The report says he then began taking the screens off the windows, attempting to get back in.

The woman said that after she heard something break, the man was in the house, the report said. The woman ran out the back door, but the player caught up with her and grabbed her by the neck.

This story was originally published June 22, 2018 at 5:51 PM with the headline "Charges dropped against former USC football who had been accused of assault and burglary."