Lawyer: No Charges Against Pounceys In Club Fight
PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP) - The attorney for NFL offensive linemen Mike and Maurkice Pouncey says no charges will filed against the twin brothers stemming from a July altercation at a Miami Beach nightclub.
Lawyer Jeffrey Ostrow said in an email Wednesday that Miami-Dade County prosecutors informed him the brothers won't be charged in the fight at Cameo nightclub.
"That's huge. We took a lot of heat for that, especially for the things going on now in the NFL for someone to be committed to a crime like that," Pouncey said. "I know that you guys finally can now believe us and believe everything we've been saying."
Maurkice plays center for the Steelers, and his brother, Mike, plays center and guard for the Miami Dolphins. Both played college football at Florida.
The 25-year-old Steelers center said they hired a private security guard, and thought they did everything they needed to do to make sure nothing happened.
"Me and my brother, we made some mistakes early in our careers," said Maurkice. "We wanted to come back this year and show everybody that we had the right mind frame of doing the right things in the off-season."
Three people have sued the Pounceys for civil damages, claiming they harassed one person with homophobic remarks and physically attacked him. Another person claims she was beaten when she tried to intervene.
Ostrow says the claims are false and are being made solely for attempted financial gain.
When asked what he would change going forward, Maurkice said he won't ever go to that Miami nightclub again.
"You know it's hard to believe guys when allegations come out like that, to me, I think now-a-days, people are guilty until proven innocent," Pouncey said. "I'm happy about it, and once again, I'm sorry to all of the fans that took it the wrong way."
Maurkice Pouncey
(Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
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