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A 'he said, she said' story?
Lewis is facing a charge of domestic violence for the March incident. The misdemeanor carries a maximum penalty of 93 days in jail and/or a $500 fine upon conviction. The court may also impose probation.
Lewis, who participated over the weekend in the Cowboys' rookie minicamp at The Star, has pleaded not guilty. His jury trial is set to begin July 24, the same day the Cowboys are scheduled to practice for the first time at training camp in Oxnard, Calif.
John Shea, Lewis' Michigan-based defense attorney, didn't return a call to his office seeking comment.
Last week, Lewis tweeted, "He say, she say is cool ... but I like facts."
On March 15, Lewis' girlfriend told police she came home to their apartment at about 12:30 a.m. and found Lewis asleep in bed with the light on. She said the two "got into a heated argument about the light being left on and who pays the bills."
Lewis threw two pillows from the bed into the face of his girlfriend. Lewis then retreated to a closet. At some point, the girlfriend alleges, Lewis "dragged her across the living room floor." When the girlfriend was asked by police how she was dragged, she told the officer she was not sure.
The girlfriend also said Lewis grabbed her by the neck and held her down on the floor for about three seconds. She said Lewis then left the apartment.
Lewis told police he went into the closet to get dressed to leave, and his girlfriend then "forced open the door and struck him in the face." When asked how she struck him in the face, he told police he "was not exactly sure." The girlfriend did tell police she "struck/pushed Lewis in the chest."
Lewis told police he tried to exit the apartment, but his girlfriend grabbed onto one of his legs by wrapping her arms and legs around his leg to prevent him from leaving.
When asked if he had grabbed her throat, "he stated that he may have grabbed it while trying to get her off him but had no intentions to hurt [her]," according to the report. He stated at no time was he trying to assault her.
Lewis was arrested. The following day, police photographed his girlfriend's alleged injuries, including two scratches (one on her nose and one on her left thumb). No injury to her neck could be seen, the report said.
"It's sad that somebody would want to control you so bad they would ruin your life over it," Lewis tweeted at the time before deleting it.
The 2015 incident
Two years ago, the female who has dated Lewis on and off for the last three years told police about a physical altercation at the same apartment.
She called 911 at 11:54 a.m. on May 5, 2015. Lewis was standing outside the apartment when two officers arrived.
The officers didn't notice any injuries to either Lewis or his girlfriend but did see a shower caddy tipped over and doors to the closet, which was across the hall from the bathroom, were off their track and on an angle.
Lewis told police he was naked in the bathroom "washing up" using a sink when he asked his girlfriend for a towel. He said his girlfriend refused to grab a towel for him and told him to use his hands. He said the two began to argue, and she reached her hand through the ajar bathroom door to hand him a "black, hand towel." He said after he took the towel he closed the door, not noticing her hand was still in the doorway.
The door slammed on her hand. Lewis told police his girlfriend became upset and told him to leave the apartment. Lewis said his girlfriend then grabbed his arms and tried to pull him out of the bathroom. He said he was able to push her hands off his arms, and she then fell onto the ground. He told police he was trying to get her away from him and did not assault her.
The girlfriend told police she opened the locked bathroom door with a key while Lewis was "washing up." She said Lewis became upset and "pushed her backward with both hands," and she hit the closet doors with her back, knocking them off their track. She said Lewis then grabbed her and pulled her into the living room, where she fell to her right knee. She told police she then told Lewis, "I don't feel safe. Please leave." She said she then called 911, and Lewis hit her hand twice because he knew she was calling the police.
The officer told the female how she could obtain a personal protection order against Lewis, but she said "she doesn't need one at this time."
Two days later, the Washtenaw County prosecuting attorney denied charges, citing "conflicting statements between the parties, unable to prove crime elements."
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Wow.
Anyone who wants to take these accounts and still call him akin to some of the other higher profile cases of "domestic violence" like Rice or Hardy need their heads examined.
But I am sure they are out there.
To me, it sounds like he had a psychotic girlfriend on his hands.
