The woman who allegedly accused Browns rookie Michael Hall Jr. of assault has retracted her statement to the police, according to multiple reports.
Hall Jr. was arrested last Tuesday after turning himself in to police in Avon, Ohio, following an alleged domestic dispute with the mother of his baby boy, who is also his fiancée.
However, the woman has now taken back her statement against the defensive tackle, as reported by FOX 8 out of Cleveland.
It’s unclear what was said in the statement, which police have reportedly not released, though it’s considered to be evidence.
Hall Jr.’s attorney, Kevin Spellacy, confirmed to TMZ that the reports of his fiancée recanting her statement were ‘accurate.’
Cleveland Browns rookie defensive tackle Mike Hall Jr. has been arrested in Ohio
Meanwhile, Hall Jr. suited up for Cleveland last Saturday in their preseason loss to the Vikings, while he is still facing domestic violence charges and will have another hearing on September 10.
Hall Jr. is accused of shoving the mother of his baby boy, hitting her with a bottle, putting her head through a bedroom wall, and holding a handgun to her temple.
According to the police report, Hall left the scene before officers arrived at his suburban home. However, the victim’s mother told officers that Hall had attacked her daughter.
Hall reportedly ‘left the residence in a Dodge TRX and was likely headed to the Residence Inn in Middleburg Heights,’ according to the report.
As witnesses told police, the altercation began earlier Monday over a $1,500 dental bill, which Hall was asked to pay for. The dental work was apparently for the woman’s daughter from a previous relationship.
Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski allowed Hall to suit up last weekend
Hall allegedly looked over her text messages to confirm that she had asked the child’s biological father for the funds, only to discover that the man refused.
Eventually, Hall allegedly became upset and began shouting at the woman to ‘get out, now!’
He then ordered her to collect her belongings and leave the house before throwing her possessions out the front door, according to the police report.
Hall is also accused of getting one of his two handguns – either a .40 caliber Glock 23 or a 9mm Smith & Wesson – before pressing the barrel against the woman’s temple.
‘I will end it all,’ Hall is accused of telling the woman. ‘I don’t care.’
The victim’s mother told police that she saw Hall strike the woman on the head with a baby bottle, drag her outside by her arms, choke her neck, and push her head through a wall.
Police also noticed ‘several indicators of a physical altercation,’ including a broken door frame and a hole in the bedroom wall.
