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Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker Dan Skuta was arrested last week for battery, after allegedly pushing a woman in the face after a verbal altercation. Skuta's lawyer has since released a statement alleging that entire incident was made up and that Skuta was actually the person assaulted in the situation.
Dan Skuta's attorney just sent us a statement regarding the arrest.@ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/GeEkYcGXXc
— Brent Martineau (@BrentASJax) June 27, 2016
The woman in the incident, as far as we know, was never charged with a crime or arrested. Skuta on the other hand was arrested and the woman indicated she would be pressing charges for battery.
As expected, this situation appears to be devolving into a "he said, she said" situation.
Skuta's lawyer, however, does assert that Skuta never placed a hand on the woman and was simply arrested on a completely fabricated situation.
As this story develops, we will have more information available.