Wilson: No charges expected to be filed against Chargers' players

No charges are expected to be filed by law enforcement officials in the wake of the investigation into an allegation that San Diego Chargers cornerback Antonio Cromartie hit a man in the head with a champagne bottle during a celebration at Bar West in Pacific Beach following the Chargers' victory Sunday over the Denver Broncos, a legal source with knowledge of the situation told the National Football Post today.

According to our source, several conflicting stories about the incident will likely prompt the city attorney to not file charges against anyone.

According to the police report, Cromartie, running back Darren Sproles, linebacker Sephen Cooper and defensive end Travis Johnson were at the bar and getting bottle service at their table when another party at another table complained that the champagne intended for their table was delivers to the Chargers' table instead.

Cooper allegedly went over to the other table and folded his arms and asked the men if they had a problem.

There was eventually some spraying of champagne back and forth before a man was hit in the head with a bottle.

Because of the inconsistent stories told to police, charges are regarded as unlikely.

San Diego police have said that a witness claimed that Cromartie threw a champagne bottle with Cromartie saying it slipped out of his hand.

The man sustained a minor cut to the back of his head. No arrests were made

"I want to apologize to charger nation and my fans," Cromartie wrote on his Twitter account. "There's sum stuff out abt me that's not true. It will come out. God Bless."

Bar West issued the following statement about he incident: "There was a minor incident involving a few of our VIP guests when champagne was being sprayed back and forth between a few tables in a celebratory manner. SDPD interviewed all parties and witnesses, no positive identification could be made as there were conflicting accounts of the chain of events and persons involved."

And the Chargers issued the following statement: "We're aware of the story and are going through the process of gathering information."

Cooper acknowledged being with Cromartie at the bar and told reporters, "Nothing happened."

And offensive tackle Marcus McNeill supported Cromartie's story.

"Honestly, if you hit somebody over the head with a bottle, you're going to jail," McNeill said. "We're the hottest thing going on right now in Southern Cal. TMZ is waiting for you. They'll probably pull me over at the light for speeding or something."

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