A second charge against actor Jason Patric has been dropped following his arrest in March.
Travis County Attorney David Escamilla said his office decided not to pursue the resisting arrest charge after reviewing evidence and determining that Patric’s actions didn’t constitute resisting arrest under Texas law.
“Merely retracting your arm or some other similar uncooperative action won’t suffice to support a conviction,” Escamilla told the Austin American-Statesman.
The city attorney’s office also dropped a public intoxication charge against Patric last week from the same arrest.
“Mr. Patric is extremely pleased and feels vindicated. He is now consulting with legal counsel to consider his next step regarding his arrest, imprisonment and treatment at the hands of the Austin Police Department,” Patric’s publicist Michelle Bega said Monday.
“I am really looking forward to going back to Austin and taking care of business,” the 37-year-old actor said in a statement that Bega released.
Patric stars as Texas hero James Bowie in “The Alamo.” His other films include “The Lost Boys,” “Sleepers” and “Speed 2: Cruise Control.”