Las Vegas Aces guard Riquna Williams will remain away from the team despite the domestic violence charges against her being dropped, coach Becky Hammon said prior to Friday’s game against the Phoenix Mercury.
Williams’ status “has not changed,” Hammon said. Williams has been away from the team since July 26, following her arrest on multiple counts of domestic violence. She was not officially suspended, but in a statement released at the time, the organization said Williams would be “precluded from participating in team activities.”
The charges against Williams were dropped on Thursday after her wife, the alleged victim, refused to testify. Williams’ wife moved to Florida following the incidents, and recently informed Deputy District Attorney Taylor Reeves that she “had no desire to come back to Las Vegas” in order to testify in the case. However, the prosecutors did file a Marcum notice, which means they could still indict Williams at a future date, though it’s…
