Jimmy Graham ‘will NOT face criminal charges’ following August arrest after Saints tight end was ‘found wandering the streets with a likely seizure’
Jimmy Graham ‘will NOT face criminal charges’ following his arrest in August after Saints ‘wandered the street with suspected assault’
- Jimmy Graham was reportedly found in traffic late last month
- He is back with the Saints for the first time since 2014, who drafted him in 2010
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According to TMZ, Jimmy Graham will not face criminal charges after his arrest last month.
Graham, 36, was arrested on August 18 on suspicion of being under the influence of a controlled substance after police found him driving, the publication first reported.
But the Orange County District Attorney’s Office reportedly deemed insufficient evidence in the case after the Saints behaved erratically near a Southern California resort.
Mail Sport reached out to the Orange County District Attorney’s Office for comment, but did not immediately receive a response.
The Saints had held joint practices with the Chargers in preparation for a preseason clash in California.
In a statement to Mail Sport after the arrest, the Saints said Graham had “experienced a medical episode…that left him disoriented.”
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It continued: “He was taken into custody by local authorities and transported to a local hospital for examination on what Dr. John Amoss is a likely seizure, and he spent the night under medical supervision and testing.
Amoss met Graham at the hospital and is currently overseeing his care. He was released this morning and is with the team continuing preparations for Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Chargers.”
It was alleged that Graham resisted arrest when police attempted to handcuff him, and he was eventually booked on suspicion of being under the influence of a controlled substance, and of resisting, delaying and obstructing a police officer.
Graham rejoined the franchise in July – where he spent the first five years of his career.
And the veteran turned the years back against the Texans in the final week of the preseason when he caught three balls for 34 yards and a touchdown.
The Saints begin their season against the Titans on Sunday.