Overview
- Diggs entered a not‑guilty plea in Dedham District Court to felony strangulation or suffocation and misdemeanor assault and battery.
- Judge Jeanmarie Carroll set a pretrial hearing for April 1 and released him on personal recognizance with a no‑contact condition.
- Court records and a police report allege a Dec. 2 dispute at Diggs’ Dedham home in which his private chef says he smacked her and choked her with his elbow; she reported the incident on Dec. 16.
- Defense attorneys deny the accusations as tied to a financial dispute, note recent changes in counsel, and claim some text messages provided to investigators were altered or deleted.
- The Patriots say they support Diggs and the NFL has been notified, with no disciplinary action announced to date.