North Carolina woman is suing Bears and defensive lineman Mario Edwards Jr. over an altercation during a team trip last year
CHICAGO — The woman involved in an altercation with Chicago Bears defensive lineman Mario Edwards Jr. during a team trip to Charlotte, N.C., last fall has filed a civil complaint against Edwards and the Bears.
In the Mecklenburg County complaint filed Oct. 14, Joann Blakney accused Edwards of assault, battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress and the Bears of negligent supervision and defamation. Jeffrey Burton, who in the complaint is identified as a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer, also is named in the lawsuit and accused of negligence.
A criminal summons was issued for Edwards in October 2020 on a charge of misdemeanor assault on a female, but that summons has not been served, according to a spokesperson for the
