Lewis Unglesby, suspended LSU quarterback Jordan Jefferson’s attorney, filed a motion Friday to have the second degree battery charges against his client dropped.
In the filing, Unglesby details the evidence uncovered in his investigation that proves Jefferson was not involved in the altercation at Shady’s Bar on Aug. 19.
“Each day the accusers waste in not learning the facts has resulted in the maintenance of [Jefferson’s] mistaken accusation,” Unglesby stated in the document. “Unprecedented, expensive, and time consuming DNA tests for a college bar fight adds delay to the inevitable and wastes resources.”
According to the document, the confrontation started when the driver of a black truck, one of the alleged victims, uttered a racial slur at a crowd, some of which were football players but didn’t include Jefferson. The driver of the truck stepped out of the truck, and continued to curse at the crowd, the document states. A fight ensued between the driver and a group of black males, none of which were members of the football team.
The document states that 25 witnesses agree Jefferson didn’t kick Lowery in the face, and Jefferson’s only involvement came in pulling other players away from the fight.
The document further states that Andrew Lowery, another alleged victim, left Shady’s after punching Chris Conroy and harassing a girl in the bar. Lowery then started a fight with a LSU football player and got involved in the fight involving the truck driver, the document states.
The document specifies that all fights were started by Lowery and the driver of the black truck, and the fights did not involve Jefferson or any member of the football team. It also states Jefferson wasn’t drinking.
Update: Jefferson’s lawyer filing motion to drop charges
By Hunter Paniagua
September 15, 2011