Exeter City forward charged with assault

EXETER City forward and top-scorer this season Jevani Brown has been charged with assault following an incident involving a woman in Exeter’s City Centre.

Just five days after scoring a brace and leading his team to a 2-0 victory against MK Dons away from home, the former Jamaica youth international player was arrested in the early hours of Thursday 2nd February and will appear in court in March for alleged assault by beating.

Since the incident Brown has not featured in any training sessions and League 1 fixtures, with the club stating the following — “As this is a legal matter, we are unable to make any comment until legal proceedings have been concluded. He will not be selected to play during this period.”

Brown did not appear in court on Thursday 16th February and is yet to enter a plea. Magistrates therefore havae adjourned the case to March 9th.

City Manager Caldwell stated in regards to Brown's initial absence from the match on the Saturday following the incident, that “We have standards at this club and if you don't rise to them or match them, then no matter who you are, you won't play on a Saturday.” This statement was made prior to assault allegations being made public.

Mikhail Shklover