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Former Baylor Asst. AD Heath Nielsen Cleared After Alleged Sportswriter Assault

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A grand jury in McLennan County, Texas, decided against indicting Heath Nielsen, former associate athletic director at Baylor University, KWTX's John Carroll reported Wednesday.

Nielsen was charged with a misdemeanor after he allegedly assaulted a sportswriter following the Bears' 62-22 defeat to the TCU Horned Frogs last November. The affidavit from the arrest warrant claimed Nielsen grabbed James McBride of the Texas Blaze News by the throat and pushed him away from a Baylor football player.

The grand jury reached its decision after viewing video of the incident captured by cameras inside McLane Stadium.