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Case against veteran free agent linebacker Barkevious Mingo dismissed

The case involving a charge of indecency with a child-sexual contact against veteran free agent outside linebacker Barkevious Mingo was dismissed Friday, according to Mingo's lawyer, Chris Lewis.

A grand jury in Tarrant County in Texas offered a "no-bill" on the charge, which meant the jury determined there was not sufficient evidence to prosecute Mingo.

"Today's decision is the first step in restoring Keke's good name," Lewis told ESPN. "And successfully brings to a close what has been a painful and uncertain chapter in his life."

Particulars of grand jury testimony and proceedings are private and not made public after the fact in Texas.