FILE PHOTO: Nov 21, 2020; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; USC Trojans wide receiver Bru McCoy (4) tries to keep Utah Utes cornerback Clark Phillips III (8) away from the ball during the second quarter at Rice-Eccles Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Chris Nicoll-USA TODAY Sports
August 26, 2021
University of Southern California wide receiver Bru McCoy, arrested last month in connection with an alleged domestic violence incident, won’t face charges.
The Los Angeles District Attorney’s office cited a lack of evidence in deciding to drop the case, the Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday.
“We appreciate the careful consideration by both the district attorney’s office and LAPD,” McCoy’s attorney, Michael Goldstein, said in a statement issued to the Times. “We always trusted the process and the right decision was made.”
On July 24, McCoy was arrested on suspicion of “intimate partner violence with injury.” The 21-year-old rising sophomore was released that evening on $50,000 bail.
USC subsequently announced that McCoy was “temporarily removed from team activities.” It was unknown whether he would return to the team with charges no longer pending.
A former high school star at Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, Calif., McCoy logged 21 receptions for 236 yards and two touchdowns in six games with the Trojans as a redshirt freshman last year.
USC is due to open the new season Sept. 4 against visiting San Jose State.
-Field Level Media
