Aaron Donald and his lawyer seem certain the Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle didn’t harm the man accusing him of assault during an altercation in Pittsburgh over the weekend. Donald’s attorney, Casey White, cited surveillance video of the incident outside a party late Saturday night, which he says shows Donald didn’t commit assault and actually saved his accuser, DeVincent Spriggs, from further injury.
On Friday, a video from the incident was released on Twitter by Cara Sapida of WPXI in Pittsburgh. It appears to show Donald pushing people away from Spriggs, who was lying on the ground.
Donald is then pulled away from the scene, presumably by an acquaintance, and leaves the frame of the video while Spriggs remains down.
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Surveillance video appears to show #NFL star Aaron Donald run over and try to break up assault. I just talked to Donald’s lawyer who says his client came to the rescue. #WPXI pic.twitter.com/0sXKjrMJs9
— Cara Sapida (@WPXICara) April 16, 2021
Donald’s attorney alleges that Spriggs elbowed Donald at the party and later swung a liquor bottle at the defensive tackle’s head after approaching him outside, which is when “all hell breaks loose,” his lawyer said.
Donald, 29, is from Pittsburgh and trains there during the offseason.
