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New Orleans District Attorney Jason Williams said that he won’t be pursuing second-degree battery charges against UFC fighter Nate Diaz stemming from a Bourbon Street fight captured on video earlier this year, local news media reported on Monday.
A video posted to social media showed Diaz allegedly choking out a man following an altercation in front of Crescent City Pizza Works (407 Bourbon St.) on April 21. An arrest warrant was issued for Diaz, although he turned himself in six days later.
Local news outlets, including nola.com and WWL, cited officials in the DA’s office who reviewed the video and determined the evidence is not “sufficient support to prove the alleged crime.”
WWL reported that Diaz’ attorney claimed his client was “aggressively pursued” by a man and that Diaz was merely defending himself. The went limp during the choke hold and hit his head on the curb after Diaz let him go, WWL said.
A video of the incident was posted to social media last April and can be viewed here: https://tinyurl.com/mpuz35d7.