BREAKING: Injury To Elderly Charges Dropped Against Michael Bennett

April 3, 2019, 5:52pm EST (Updated: October 19, 2022, 8:31pm)By Darrelle Lincoln

Just before Michael Bennett even played a game for the Philadelphia Eagles, he was already in trouble when he was indicted by a grand jury in Texas for allegedly pushing a 66-year-old paraplegic woman following Super Bowl LI in February 2017.

Bennett, who was a member of the Seahawks at the time, was there to watch his brother play on the Patriots when he attempted to get on the field to celebrate. He was reportedly told by security he had to go another route when he allegedly pushed through the security members, including the 66-year-old.

Fast forward to April 2019 and prosecutors in Houston have now dismissed the charge of injury to the elderly against Bennett, David Barron of the Houston Chronicle reports.

“We dismissed this case in the interest of justice. After looking at all the evidence, this was the right thing to do,” Vivian King, chief of staff to Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg, said, via Barron.

Harris County prosecutors said today they have dismissed the charge of injury to an elderly individual filed last year against NFL defensive lineman Michael Bennett.
— David Barron (@dfbarron) April 3, 2019

Vivian King, chief of staff to DA Kim Ogg, on the decision to drop charges against Michael Bennett: “We dismissed this case in the interest of justice. After looking at all the evidence, this was the right thing to do.”
— David Barron (@dfbarron) April 3, 2019