Prosecutors on Thursday agreed to drop an extortion charge against a family member of Tyrann Mathieu, who had sought $5 million from the Kansas City Chiefs safety in an extortion attempt, as part of a plea deal, NOLA.com reported.
The charge was dropped against Geourvon Keinell Sears, 21, after he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of violating bail when he cut off an ankle monitor while out on bond in the case, the newspaper reported.
Sears had been arrested on May 1 and released shortly afterward on $25,000 bond. A judge however ordered that he be taken back into custody after he removed the ankle monitor.