Leonte Carroo Assault Charge Dropped: Latest Details, Comments and Reaction

Rutgers University wide receiver Leonte Carroo had previously been charged with simple assault stemming from an incident on Sept. 12, but according to NJ.com's Brian Amaral, that charge was dismissed Tuesday when the accuser dropped the case. A temporary restraining order against Carroo was also lifted, per the Asbury Park Press' Ryan Dunleavy.

While the charge was dismissed, Amaral reported Carroo is still slated to attend six hours worth of anger-management counseling after allegedly slamming the victim into concrete. Dunleavy added the two parties signed a consent order. According to Amaral, that means the alleged victim and the wide receiver are prohibited from contacting one another.

During Tuesday's appearance in court, a municipal judge asked Carroo if he was going to avoid trouble in the future, per Amaral:

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"Everyone in this court room is going to watch you now, to see which way you turn, for the better or the worse," Judge Dennis Fackelman told Carroo, whose promising football career has been on hold for weeks as the charge was pending against him. "Which way are you going to turn?"

"For the better," Carroo said.

"I think you will," Fackelman said.

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A determination regarding Carroo's playing status will come at a later date.

"All decisions about a player's eligibility are left up to the coach," Rutgers senior vice president for external affairs Pete McDonough told Dunleavy.

Carroo appeared in the first two games of the Scarlet Knights' season, but he wasn't available for showdowns against Penn State and Kansas. The senior caught three passes for 129 yards and three touchdowns in Rutgers' season-opening win over Norfolk State, and he followed that up with four catches for 52 yards in a loss to Washington State.

The 2014 first-team All-Big Ten honoree is arguably Rutgers' most explosive offensive playmaker, but the team will need to formally reinstate him before he returns to the field. The Scarlet Knights are scheduled to clash with Michigan State in Piscataway, New Jersey, this Saturday.