Peppers had been charged with strangulation, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, and assault and battery on a family or household member.

BOSTON — A jury acquitted New England Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers on Friday in his assault and battery trial. Peppers finished testifying earlier Friday by denying he choked or shoved his accuser. Peppers, who first took the witness stand Thursday, had been on trial this week on charges of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.

A jury found New England Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers not guilty on all charges in a Massachusetts trial over allegations of domestic violence.

Breaking: A Quincy District Court jury composed of five women and one man unanimously found New England Patriot safety Jabrill Peppers not guilty on all assault counts against him.

A woman has testified that Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers grabbed her by the neck and slammed her against the wall after she got a phone call while they were in bed.

New England Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers was acquitted in his assault and battery trial. Peppers was arrested for assault and drug possession in Massachusetts in Oct

Jabrill Peppers said he felt his reputation was harmed by accusations of domestic violence, but that he was grateful to be cleared.

QUINCY - Jabrill Peppers, a safety for the New England Patriots, was found not guilty on all charges of domestic violence after he repeatedly denied those accusations while testifying in his own defense at his trial.

New England Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers was acquitted by a jury on Friday in his assault and battery trial, according to the Associated Press (h/t

Peppers' appeared briefly on the stand Thursday, and told jurors the woman who accused him of domestic assault had previously asked him for $2,000.

New England Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers was found not guilty in his assault and battery trial after very brief deliberations.