Conor McGregor's charges from cell phone smashing dropped

Gabrielle McMillen

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The charges Conor McGregor was facing in Miami for allegedly taking and smashing a man's cell phone have been dropped.

McGregor was facing one charge of felony robbery and one charge of misdemeanor criminal mischief, but Florida prosecutors opted to drop both during a hearing Monday.

Assistant State Attorney Khalil Madani wrote in his closing statement that the accuser, 22-year-old Ahmed Abdirzak, "has credibility issues as he's changed his previously sworn testimony."

"Based on the witness's credibility issues, his unwillingness to respond to a subpoena and the inability of the witnesses to testify as to his subjective mindset, the State of Florida cannot prove the charges against Mr. McGregor beyond a reasonable doubt," Madani wrote in his statement, via ESPN.

McGregor was arrested March 11 after he allegedly grabbed Abdirzak's phone while Abdirzak was trying to take his picture as McGregor exited a Miami hotel. Police then reported that McGregor smashed the phone by stomping on it multiple times, then left with the phone.

He was released on a $5,000 bond.

Abdirzak signed a sworn affidavit on March 26 backing up the statement, but one week later his lawyer told prosecutors that Abdirzak "has been made whole" by McGregor and that he now didn't believe McGregor intended to harm him.

Abdirzak also dropped the civil suit against McGregor last month, where he was seeking $15,000 in damages.

McGregor also was named by the New York Times for allegedly assaulting a woman in his native Ireland. He hasn't been charged in that case.

Gabrielle McMillen