ICYMI ... the domestic violence case against AEW's Jake Atlas has been dropped.
According to court documents, a month after Atlas was arrested for allegedly scratching his boyfriend following an altercation in Orlando, officials said they were declining to prosecute the 27-year-old.
"From the investigation which has been made," officials wrote in docs that were filed last week,"it is the opinion of the writer that this case is not suitable for prosecution." Court records show a hearing in the case that had been slated for Tuesday has been canceled, and the matter is considered closed.misdemeanor domestic battery chargeThe two, according to police documents, quarreled over a sexual encounter. Atlas had been accused of scratching his boyfriend and tearing the man's tank top during the tiff.
We've reached out to prosecutors for comment, but so far, no word back yet. Atlas' attorneys, meanwhile, declined to comment on the case. Atlas -- who is openly gay -- wrestled in the WWE from 2019 to 2021. He went on to wrestle with AEW in late 2021, but suffered a significant knee injury in Jan. 2022 and has not returned to the ring since.
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