Man accusing Rashee Rice of assault declines to pursue charges

The man who accused Kansas City Chiefs receiver Rashee Rice of assault has declined to pursue charges, according to multiple reports.

Rice is still under investigation by the Dallas Police Department for allegedly punching a photographer inside a Dallas nightclub earlier this month, according to a report by WFAA-TV.

A 29-year-old man who was injured transported himself to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, a police spokesperson told The Athletic. As of May 10, police had not filed any charges and no one had been arrested.

In late March, Rice was involved in a multi-vehicle crash in northeast Dallas, according to police. He was the driver of a Lamborghini sport utility vehicle that caused the crash, which created a chain-reaction collision involving four other vehicles, police said. Rice and Theodore Knox, who is a cornerback at SMU, fled the scene, according to police.

Rice, 24, is facing one count of aggravated assault, one count of collision involving serious bodily injury and six counts of collision involving injury. Rice’s attorney Royce West confirmed that Rice turned himself in at the Glenn Heights Police Department in Texas. Records showed Rice was booked and released on a $40,000 bond.

Rice and Knox, the driver of the Corvette involved in the collision, are being sued for $1 million by two crash victims. According to the lawsuit filed in Dallas County, Texas, Irina Gromova and Edvard Petrovskiy, who were in separate vehicles involved in the crash, suffered severe injuries. The injuries include “trauma to the brain, lacerations to the face requiring stitches, multiple contusions about the body, disfigurement, internal bleeding and other internal and external injuries that may only be fully revealed over the course of medical treatment.”

In an Instagram story posted on April 3, Rice said he takes “full responsibility” for his part in the crash.

“Today I met with Dallas PD investigators regarding Saturday’s accident. I take full responsibility for my part in this matter and will continue to cooperate with the necessary authorities,” he said. “I sincerely apologize to everyone impacted in Saturday’s accident.”

Less than a week after turning himself in to police, Rice returned to work. He joined his teammates last month for the start of the Chiefs’ voluntary offseason program. He participated in meetings via video conference that were led by coaches.

Rice grew up in North Richland Hills, a suburb of Fort Worth, and played college football at SMU.

As a rookie, Rice emerged as the Chiefs’ top receiver last season, generating 79 receptions and 938 yards in 16 regular-season games. He added 262 yards and 26 receptions in four playoff games en route to the Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory.