No battery charges filed against UCLA's Nikola Dragovic
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The city attorney's office completes hearings about the forward, who was arrested on suspicion of pushing his girlfriend.
The city attorney has completed a pair of hearings in the misdemeanor battery case involving UCLA basketball forward Nikola Dragovic and no charges have been filed, a spokesman said.
Dragovic was arrested in early November on suspicion of pushing his live-in girlfriend to the ground during an argument.
The city attorney's office met with the alleged victim to discuss the incident and advise her of various options, including the possibility of obtaining a restraining order.
In a separate meeting, Dragovic was re-interviewed and similarly advised. Spokesman Frank Mateljan explained that in such cases, the alleged principles are instructed about "what they can do in the future to avoid these sorts of entanglements.
"Nothing more is pending at this time," Mateljan said. "But we reserve the right to file charges."
He said the statute of limitations is a year from the date of the incident.
UCLA Coach Ben Howland suspended Dragovic for one game and said the junior would face internal discipline. Dragovic had two points and five rebounds against Loyola Marymount on Wednesday night.
david.wharton@latimes.com
