Prosecutors Decline to Charge Yankees Reliever Aroldis Chapman

New York Yankees reliever Aroldis Chapman will not be charged for the domestic violence dispute between him and his girlfriend dating back to October.

According to Broward County Assistant State Attorney Stefanie Newman, conflicting accounts and insufficient evidence were enough nullify the conviction.

The Davie Florida Police Department also closed out their case on similar grounds.

"“We are pleased that the Davie Police Department and the Office of the State Attorney took the time to fully investigate the matter and have concluded that charges were not warranted,” Chapman’s lawyer told the South Florida Sun Sentinel."

According to the original police report, Chapman’s 22-year old girlfriend Christine Barnea told police authorities that Chapman choked her and pushed her during an alleged argument.

Chapman later admitted that there was indeed an argument, but that he was pushed down by Barnea’s brother without putting his hands on her. Chapman also admitted that he eventually got a handgun and fired eight shots into a wall and window while locked in his own garage.

Interestingly enough, Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner told the Associated Press that his new closer was ‘innocent until proven otherwise’ on Wednesday evening.

The Yankees acquired the All-Star flame thrower last month from the Cincinnati Reds for minor leaguers Eric Jagielo, Caleb Cotham, Rookie Davis and Tony Renda after a trade between the Dodgers and Reds fell through when the dispute was leaked to the public.

Commissioner Rob Manfred and Major League Baseball are still investigating the dispute under their new domestic violence policy, but it’ll be interesting to see what they determine after the latest out of Broward.

Stay tuned.