A video clip presented during the trial of Maryland freshman wide receiver Josiah Teasley provides new insight into an incident that led to his second-degree assault charge in Montgomery County. The footage, time-stamped December 28 at 11:24 p.m. and obtained by the Baltimore Sun, shows Teasley and his former girlfriend approaching each other near the end of a driveway before making physical contact. The video depicts Teasley grabbing the woman, moving her several feet across the driveway, and causing her to fall to the ground. Court records list the incident as occurring on December 29, while the woman’s mother said the encounter began just before midnight and continued into the following day.

Teasley’s attorney, Douglas Gansler, previously denied that any assaultive behavior occurred but acknowledged during the trial that the video shows Teasley restraining the woman physically. Gansler described Teasley's actions as defensive, stating the woman was "clearly the aggressor." He said Teasley grabbed both of her forearms, moved her approximately 10 feet, and put her on the ground to stop what he described as her attempting to "beat him up." This explanation is more detailed than Gansler’s earlier statements in which he denied that Teasley had punched, thrown down, choked, or slammed the woman’s head against the ground.

Gansler also said a longer version of the Ring camera footage includes audio—although he declined to share the recording—where Teasley purportedly can be heard instructing the woman to stop. He added that a judge in the initial District Court proceeding in July reviewed only the shorter, silent clip. Gansler was not representing Teasley during that hearing.

The woman involved and her mother disputed Gansler’s account, with the woman alleging that Teasley punched her, threw her to the ground, and choked her following an argument. She acknowledged initiating physical contact but asserted that his response was excessive.

Teasley was found guilty in July in District Court of second-degree assault, a misdemeanor charge that Gansler compared to an assault conviction typically associated with a bar fight. The case is now before Montgomery County Circuit Court, proceeding as a de novo appeal with a jury trial scheduled for March 1.

The woman did not file charges until April, months after the December incident. She told the Sun that therapy helped her recognize the impact of the encounter and influenced her decision to press charges. Gansler offered a different perspective, suggesting that the woman reported the incident only after Teasley ended their relationship; this was contested by the woman.

Separately, a related case alleging that Teasley violated a protective order and was involved in the dissemination of intimate images was dismissed last week due to a lack of sufficient evidence.

Teasley remains on the Maryland football roster and has been allowed to practice and participate in team activities, though the university has previously indicated he will not play in games while the legal matter is unresolved. When asked whether the university had reviewed the video or other evidence, Maryland athletics spokesperson Jason Yellin declined to comment.