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UCLA basketball: Dragovic case

By David Wharton
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A city attorney’s spokesman said that, at this point, there is no indication prosecutors in his office will take action in a year-old case against UCLA forward Nikola Dragovic.

Dragovic was arrested last fall after a fight with a former girlfriend. After speaking with the player and the alleged victim, the city attorney decided not to proceed but left open the possibility of revisiting the case within a year.

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That incident is back in the news this week after Dragovic was arrested on suspicion of felony assault connected with an altercation at a Hollywood concert last month.

‘I don’t anticipate anything happening with the old case, because there is no additional information on that incident,’ spokesman Frank Mateljan said.

The district attorney’s office, which is handling the new case, had no information to release this morning.

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David Wharton

David Wharton has filled an array of roles – covering the courts, entertainment, sports and the second Persian Gulf War – since starting as a Los Angeles Times intern in 1982. His work has been honored by organizations such as the Society for Features Journalism and Associated Press Sports Editors and has been anthologized in “Best American Sports Writing.” He has also been nominated for an Emmy and has written two books, including “Conquest,” an inside look at USC football during the Pete Carroll era.

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