Pats Pulpit
New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs has had his request to postpone his arraignment granted by a judge, according to court records.
Diggs is now scheduled to be arraigned in Dedham District Court on Feb. 13 — five days after the Super Bowl — instead of the previously scheduled Jan. 23 date.
Diggs is facing charges of felony strangulation or suffocation and misdemeanor assault and battery stemming from an alleged incident on Dec. 2. According to a police report, Diggs is accused of choking and slapping his personal female chef over a money dispute.
His attorney, David Meier, denied the allegations in a released statement.
“Stefon Diggs categorically denies these allegations,” Meier wrote. “They are unsubstantiated, uncorroborated, and were never investigated — because they did not occur. The timing and motivation for making the allegations is crystal clear: they are the direct result of an employee-employer financial dispute that was not resolved to the employee’s satisfaction. Stefon looks forward to establishing the truth in a court of law.”
Diggs has remained eligible to play while the legal process unfolds. After appearing in the Patriots’ regular-season finale last week, the veteran receiver is now set to take the field for New England’s playoff opener Sunday night.
The news was first reported by The Boston Globe.
