For one of the four WSU football players who found themselves in trouble with the law, their case is over. Today, the Whitman County prosecutor’s office declined to file any charges against senior starting safety Shalom Luani, citing an inability to prove Luani was not “acting in self defense”. The Pullman Police Department had previously recommended a felony charge of second degree assault.
Here’s the detailed statement from the prosecutor’s office, courtesy of the Seattle Times’ Stefanie Loh:
Tracy said he believes he has enough evidence to prove Luani punched “Mr. Medina” in the nose but since he can’t prove Luani wasn’t acting in self-defense, he won’t move the case forward for prosecution.