NFL’s Jimmie Ward
Lawyer Refutes Home Violence Allegations
Revealed
An legal professional representing Jimmie Ward in his home violence case tells TMZ Sports activities he believes the NFL participant is harmless.
Steve Jackson — the lawyer who Ward employed after the Texans defensive again was hit with an assault cost for allegedly roughing up his fiancée earlier this month — stated in an announcement to us on Tuesday he feels his shopper will in the end “be vindicated.”
“We just ask that the public reserve judgment,” Jackson stated, “so that we can show everyone that the Jimmie Ward that they all have come to know is the same person and did not do this.”
Ward, as we reported, was thrown behind bars in Montgomery County, Texas on June 12 … after cops say his companion accused him of home violence.
The girl, in response to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Workplace, stated Ward “assaulted, strangled, and threatened” her throughout a 4:34 AM dispute at a Magnolia residence.
Ward is now going through one depend of assault household violence impeding breath/circulation … however Jackson is denying it.
“It is sad that professional athletes and public figures have to endure things like this, but has seemingly become commonplace,” the legal professional stated. “But we will continue to thoroughly investigate this woman and her history, and believe that Jimmie will be vindicated.”
Ward was picked by the Niners within the first spherical of the 2014 NFL Draft — and he went on to play 9 seasons for San Francisco earlier than becoming a member of Houston in 2023.
The Texans stated they have been conscious of the allegations towards Ward the day of his arrest — although they’ve but to touch upon the matter additional.
Ward, in the meantime, is due in court docket for his subsequent listening to within the prison case in mid-July.
