LeSean McCoy escapes charges from Philadelphia bar fight

Travis Durkee

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Bills running back LeSean McCoy will not be charged for allegedly punching and attacking two off-duty police officers at a nightclub with three other men, Philadelphia's district attorney announced Monday.

Seth Williams said in a release that "there is not enough evidence to meet the legal threshold to issue charges" against McCoy or the others involved.

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The alleged incident took place at the Recess Lounge in Philadelphia at approximately 2:45 a.m. on Feb. 7. Per the police report, Tamarcus Porter, a member of McCoy's group, confronted one of the off-duty officers and grabbed a champagne bottle out of his hands. A skirmish took place that resulted in an officer being punched, kicked and stomped.

One of the officers was treated at a local hospital for a laceration to his right eye, broken nose, broken ribs, and a sprained thumb, according to the police report. The other officer received eight stitches over his left eye and received treatment for a possible skull fracture. 

"While it is clear that a physical altercation took place, there is insufficient credible evidence to determine which of the participants was the initial aggressor or whether some participants were acting in self-defense or in the reasonable defense of another," the DA's office said in the release.

It wasn't for lack of trying; officials said they conducted 44 interviews with 27 people in the nine weeks since the incident, in addition to reviewing video and photos from the scene.

McCoy could still be subject to punishment by the NFL under its personal conduct policy. 

Travis Durkee