Mets closer Jeurys Familia is expected to appear in Fort Lee Municipal Court later this morning after he pleaded not guilty to a simple assault charge in November.
Familia was drunk and "going crazy," his wife said in a call to police early Halloween morning before he was charged with assaulting her, according to the Associated Press >> Read more at SNY.TV.
Nevertheless, "It is believed that Familia's wife, the alleged victim, will ask for the charges to be dropped," according to NJ.com's Andrew Wyrich. "The two left the court together after the judge lifted the restraining order against Familia in his court appearance in November.