The woman who said former Alabama football player Jonathan Taylor assaulted her has recanted the allegations.
The 24-year-old woman, who has not been identified, was arrested on a charge of False Reporting to Law Enforcement, Tuscaloosa police said Wednesday in a release. She was released from the Tuscaloosa County Jail on bond.
The release also said police will review the charges. The news was first resported by AL.com.
Taylor was charged with domestic violence third-degree assault and domestic violence third-degree criminal mischief after the woman reported injuries to her neck and damage to her apartment. She had said a verbal argument allegedly turned physical.
On Monday, Alabama head coach Nick Saban was criticized for signing Taylor following his dismissal from Georgia last summer.
The 6-foot-4, 335-pound lineman was dismissed from the Bulldogs team in July 2014 following his arrest on aggravated assault and family violence charges for allegedly punching and choking his girlfriend. The case is still pending in Athens.
