Police review evidence, choose not to press charges against Traeshon Holden following arrest

On3 imageby:Nick Schultz•02/17/23•

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Traeshon Holden will not face charges after his arrest this week, the Lane County District Attorney’s Office announced Friday. He was arrested Wednesday for for menacing, coercion and unlawful use of a weapon, but police reviewed the evidence in the case and ultimately opted not to press charges against him.

Holden was arrested Wednesday after allegedly pulling a gun on another person, according to KEZI-TV. His lawyer, Jacob Houze, sent a statement to KEZI after the district attorney announced the decision reiterating Holden’s innocence.

“Traeshon Holden did nothing wrong. The Lane County District Attorney’s thorough review of the evidence has confirmed that. Now that he has been exonerated, he deserves to have his good name back,” Houze said. 

Holden retweeted the news with a message, as well.

“Thankful that the truth is out,” he tweeted.

After his arrest, Holden was dismissed from the Oregon program after transferring in from Alabama. Ducks head coach Dan Lanning released a statement via an athletic department spokesperson announcing the decision.

“We are aware of the incident involving Traeshon Holden, and he has been dismissed from our team,” Lanning said. “We have high standards for the student-athletes, coaches, and staff in our football program, and we are disappointed when these standards are not met.

“We will continue to hold everyone in our program accountable for meeting our expectations.”

Prior to joining Oregon, Holden sort of had his breakthrough. He accounted for 331 yards and went for over 13 yards per catch. He also recorded six touchdowns, which was one behind the team-leader.

Holden played high school football at Harbor City (CA) Narbonne, where he was a four-star prospect. He was the No. 193 overall recruit in the 2020 cycle, according to the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

On3’s Stephen Samra contributed to this report.