A California district lawyer on Tuesday declined to file costs towards Mike Tyson after the previous heavyweight boxing champion was recorded on video in a bodily altercation with one other passenger on a JetBlue flight.

San Mateo County District Legal professional Steve Wagstaffe made the choice after reviewing police stories and movies of the April 20 incident. Each the passenger, who has not been recognized, and Tyson requested that no costs be filed within the case.

“Yesterday afternoon the San Mateo County District Legal professional’s Workplace concluded its evaluate of the case involving Mike Tyson on the San Francisco Airport on April 20, 2022 and the allegation that he dedicated a misdemeanor battery towards one other passenger on an airplane whereas ready on the terminal previous to departure,” Wagstaffe mentioned in a press release.

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“Our choice is that we’ll not file any costs towards Mr. Tyson based mostly on the circumstances surrounding the confrontation. These embrace the conduct of the sufferer main as much as the incident, the interplay between Mr. Tyson and the sufferer, in addition to the requests of each the sufferer and Mr. Tyson that no costs be filed on this case,” the district lawyer mentioned.

The case is now closed.

Cellphone video confirmed Tyson, 55, showing to attempt to punch somebody who’s pushing him away. Representatives for the retired boxer mentioned the particular person was harassing Tyson. The video didn’t present what occurred earlier than the altercation.

David Chesnoff, Richard Schonfeld, and Martin Sabelli, attorneys for Tyson, responded to the choice to not file costs by thanking Wagstaffe, the San Mateo County sheriff and regulation enforcement businesses “for his or her cautious, diligent, {and professional} work.”