HOUSTON – A retaliation charge against ex-Houston Rockets guard Steve Francis was dropped Thursday.
Francis, 39, was also charged with DWI after his Nov. 19, 2016, arrest.
Prosecutors said Francis refused to take a field sobriety test and made statements that the officer felt were threatening, which resulted in the retaliation charge.
A judge dismissed the charge Thursday, saying it could not be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.
Francis was held in jail on a fugitive warrant after his November arrest. The warrant was in connection with an unrelated burglary case in Florida.
A judge granted Francis bond, but ordered him to travel only to Florida to address the case there. He was also ordered to wear an ankle monitor and install a Breathalyzer on his car.
Francis played for the Rockets from 1999 to 2004 and again from 2008 to 2009.
He ranks sixth on the Rockets' all-time assist list. He was also honored as part of the Rockets' team of the 2000s decade.
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