On Monday, Whitman County Prosecutor Denis Tracy announced he would not file charges against Luani despite Pullman Police’s recommendation to charge him with second-degree felony assault following a fight with several men that left a 20-year-old WSU student with a broken nose.
The day after Washington State safety Shalom Luani was arrested for investigation of assault, coach Mike Leach said he had reason to believe Luani had been jumped by several men in a fight that left a 20-year-old WSU student with a broken nose, and Luani as his alleged assailant.
Leach’s assertions initially were unsubstantiated because the only information publicly released about the case came from the Pullman Police Department, which simply said Luani appeared to have punched another man in the face after the football player got irritated about how long he had to wait for his order at a Domino’s Pizza restaurant.