Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers was scheduled to stand trial today on criminal charges. The start of the trial was delayed by a day, for reasons other than the case itself.
Via the Associated Press, a water pipe break closed the courthouse in Quincy, Massachusetts, until Thursday. The affair will then begin.
According to court documents, Peppers faces charges of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and possession of a Class B substance, believed to be cocaine.
The alleged incident occurred in October 2024. Peppers allegedly pushed a woman to the ground, slammed her head into a wall and strangled her six times.
The league initially placed Peppers on the exempt commissioner list. In late November, he was reinstated to the active roster.
Disciplinary action from the league under the personal conduct policy remains possible if Peppers is found guilty or pleads guilty. A conviction will also likely result in termination of employment.
Team owner Robert Kraft said in October: “If what has been reported is true, he left.”
