Barmore was previously charged with domestic assault and battery amid allegations that he threw his then-girlfriend to the ground during an argument
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NEED TO KNOW
- Patriots defensive tackle Christian Barmore’s domestic violence charges were dropped on Monday, March 9
- Barmore was charged with domestic assault and battery in December 2025
- His then-girlfriend no longer resides where the charges were brought before Bristol County, Mass., prosecutors
New England Patriots defensive tackle Christian Barmore's domestic violence charges have been dropped, with prosecutors citing a lack of sufficient evidence.
Bristol County, Mass., prosecutors said on Monday, March 9, in Attleboro District Court that the case was "not viable for prosecution," MassLive reported. The judge granted Deputy Bristol District Attorney Jennifer Sowa’s request for a day to file the motion to close the case, per the outlet.
PEOPLE has reached out to Sowa's office for comment.
Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III told reporters at the courthouse that the woman who made the complaint no longer lives in Massachusetts and "did not want to travel out of state for the case," according to the Associated Press.
“Mr. Barmore is grateful to the District Attorney's Office for carefully evaluating the facts, reviewing the materials that his attorney shared with them, and acting in the interests of justice," Barmore's attorney David Meier said in a statement to PEOPLE.
According to a criminal complaint previously obtained by PEOPLE, Barmore was charged with misdemeanor domestic assault and battery on a family/household member, stemming from an Aug. 8, 2025, incident at his home in Mansfield, Mass.
The complaint was filed in Attleboro District Court on Dec. 16, 2025, according to court records.
Per a summons report filed by a Mansfield police officer and attached to the complaint, the dismissed allegations concerned an alleged argument between Barmore and his then-girlfriend, who is also the mother of his child, about the temperature of the air conditioner in his room.
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Later that day, she told police that she was eating, and Barmore allegedly asked her "why she was eating his food."
The woman told police that she decided to leave and started packing her belongings. She was later on the phone with her mother when Barmore allegedly took the phone and disconnected it, per the summons report.
She then claimed that said she tried to go to the front door of the home to "scream for help," but that Barmore allegedly grabbed her and threw her to the ground, according to the report.
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As she tried to get up, the woman further alleged that Barmore grabbed her shirt "in the area of the neck."
The woman then claimed she was eventually able to get up and later left the home with her daughter after calling a car service provided by the Patriots, per the summons report.
"The Patriots were made aware at the time of the incident and informed the NFL in a timely manner," the Patriots said in a December 2025 statement. "The matter remains part of an ongoing legal process. We will respect that process, continue to monitor the situation closely, as we have over the past few months, and cooperate fully with the league. We will have no further comment at this time.”
If you are experiencing domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or go to thehotline.org. All calls are toll-free and confidential. The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages.
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