ATLANTA,None — Fulton County has dropped voluntary manslaughter charges against a strip club manager charged in the death of a "Real Housewives of Atlanta" cast member's ex-fiance.
Ashley "A.J." Jewell died at a hospital after a scuffle with Frederick Richardson at the Body Tap club on Oct. 2. Jewell was engaged to Kandi Burruss, a newer member of the Atlanta housewives cast, until August. He appeared in several episodes of the hit reality show, which follows metro Atlanta socialites.
In a statement from the office of Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard, authorities announced they would not proceed with criminal charges against Richardson. The decision came after new medical experts concurred with an initial autopsy finding that Jewell died as a result of a sickle cell crisis.
The district attorney's office also said it independently re-interviewed each witness initially questioned by the Atlanta Police Department in addition to other witnesses provided by the Jewell family. These interviews produced no evidence that Richardson was at fault in the death of Jewell, the district attorney's office said.