Temporary Restraining Order Against Rutgers Football Star Carroo Lifted, Report Says

by DANIEL HUBBARD (Patch Staff)

October 6, 2015

A temporary restraining order against a Rutgers wide receiver has been lifted and Leonte Carroo’s attorney plans to ask Rutgers to allow him to return to the team by Saturday’s game against Michigan State.

Carroo and the woman promised they will have no contact with each other, The Record reported.

Carroo, a former Don Bosco player, and the woman were slated to appear in Piscataway municipal court Tuesday afternoon in an effort to get the simple assault charges against Carroo dropped, the report states.

His attorney has said he is innocent. 

Related: Suspended Rutgers Football Player Charged With Simple Assault

The woman had been seeking a permanent restraining order, but told Judge John A. Jorgensen Tuesday that she felt that permanent restraining order against Carroo “wasn’t necessary,” the report states.

Carroo was charged with simple assault and the Bergen County woman was issued a temporary restraining order following the incident on Sept. 12.

Last month, Carroo’s attorney said cell phone video of a fight outside the Hale Center on the Piscataway campus, along with testimony from witnesses, would prove his client was not guilty of simple assault.

Carroo was suspended from the team pending the outcome of the case, according to the report.

Carroo’s attorney said he would ask Rutgers to consider reinstating him to the team, the report states.