SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah judge has dismissed domestic violence and assault charges against Olympic gold-medal skier Picabo Street.
Street was facing misdemeanor charges after prosecutors say she threw her 76-year-old father down the stairs and locked him in the basement during a fight at her home near Park City. Her lawyer says the 44-year-old Street was defending herself during the Dec. 23 incident.
Prosecutors last week moved to drop the charges, saying the matter shouldn’t be handled in court but instead reviewed by a state office that investigates elder abuse.
A judge closed the case Monday.