Baylor associate athletics director Hieth Nielsen was cleared of an assault charge stemming from an incident with a reporter.
A McLennan County grand jury cleared Nielsen after he was charged in November for misdemeanor assault with bodily injury after a reporter accused Nielsen of grabbing him by the throat after Baylor's game against TCU.
"We are not surprised, but we are grateful that the video evidence revealed the truth and the innocence of Heath Nielsen regarding the recent accusations made against him," Nielsen's attorney Michelle Simpson Tuegel said in a statement. "Mr. Nielsen's case is an example of the power of a false accusation and the importance of the presumption of innocence.