Overview
- Court filings state the alleged Dec. 2 incident led to charges of felony strangulation or suffocation and misdemeanor assault and battery.
- Police documents cited by local outlets describe a pay dispute with a private chef who reported the case on Dec. 16 and elected to press charges on Dec. 23.
- At a motion hearing, Diggs’ attorney asked to impound the police report, and the judge plans to rule before the scheduled arraignment.
- Defense counsel told the court that settlement talks are ongoing after Diggs made a financial offer to the accuser.
- Diggs and the Patriots say he categorically denies the allegations, the NFL is monitoring and could use the commissioner’s exempt list, and the arraignment timing could shift to March during the Patriots’ postseason run.