Tuscaloosa Police released a statement Wednesday morning that said former Alabama football player Jonathan Taylor’s accuser in a domestic violence charge on Saturday has recanted her allegations.
The release said the woman originally told Tuscaloosa Police and University Police that she and Taylor were in a “verbal dispute that turned physical.” On March 30, she contacted investigators, telling them she wanted to recant her statements about the domestic violence incidents. The next day, investigators interviewed her further, and she maintained that she lied about the incidents.
The 24-year-old woman was arrested on a charge of false reporting to law enforcement according to the release. The woman has not been identified. The release also said the police will review the charges at a later time.
Taylor was arrested Saturday on a charge of domestic third-degree assault and a charge of domestic violence third-degree criminal mischief. He was dismissed from Alabama on Sunday.
He is one of three football players arrested during a four-day span and one of two dismissed from the team.
The Crimson White reached out to a UA spokesperson but has not received a response.