Nick Gordon, who was arrested on a domestic violence charge in Florida last month, won’t be criminally charged after his girlfriend retracted her claims.
Officials from the State Attorney’s office handling the case announced they won’t pursue the matter any further because Laura Leal — who initially accused Gordon of beating her during a March 10 dispute — issued statements that “contradict” her original claims.
Leal testified under oath that Gordon — the former boyfriend of Bobbi Kristina Brown — did not turn violent toward her, while also submitting a letter to the judge handling the case that disputed what she originally told police, Seminole County prosecutors said.
“This effectively places in question the veracity of any potential future testimony that LEAL could offer at trial,” reads a statement posted to the State Attorney’s website. “With no independent witnesses to the incident, prosecutors do not have a good faith basis on which to proceed to trial.”
Leal originally accused Gordon of striking her multiple times in the face, a police report showed at the time, and he was arrested and booked in Seminole County. Leal later submitted a letter to the judge, however, in an effort to change her story.
“I am seeking help and determined to take the condition seriously as I have been diagnosed bipolar,” read her letter, according to TMZ. “He is not at blame, and should not be pushed into any trouble or consequences due to my actions.”
Gordon, 29, told police on the night of his arrest that Leal, 26, had attacked him, calling her “crazy.” He claimed in a 911 call that he was “getting beat up by a woman.”
He was arrested again on March 19 for allegedly violating a no-contact order given to Leal following the arrest.
Gordon has remained in the spotlight since the death of his former girlfriend, Brown, who died in July 2015, six months after she was found face-down and unconscious in a bathtub.
The estate of Brown — who was the daughter of Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown — has accused Gordon of being responsible for her death, and Gordon was ordered in a civil wrongful death lawsuit to pay $36 million to her estate.
Gordon has maintained his innocence and has not been criminally charged in connection to Brown’s death.
