Clippers rookie forward Branden Dawson will not face charges in his spousal abuse case after the L.A. city attorney’s office declined to proceed because of insufficient evidence, spokesman Frank Mateljan said Wednesday morning.
The case had been referred by the L.A. County district attorney’s office for possible misdemeanor charges after Dawson was arrested last month on suspicion of felony spousal abuse at a residence in Playa Vista.
Dawson told the Los Angeles Times on Sunday that he was confident that no charges would be filed.
"I'm not that kind of guy," Dawson said. "I'm not a criminal.