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University Police and Public Safety public
information officer Jacqueline Sheader confirmed in an email to
the Associated Press on Tuesday night that the case has been
closed. The Philadelphia Inquirer first reported that the
investigation was closed without charges against Kelce.
Sheader's email added that the individual in a video that went
viral on social media has not been identified, and no one has
come forward to police with a complaint about damage to personal
property.
The initial police department incident log listed an entry in
which an officer observed a visitor damaging personal property.
Video on social media showed Kelce walking through a crowd near
Beaver Stadium and fans asking for photos and fist bumps when
one fan began to heckle Kelce and appeared to shout an anti-gay
slur about his brother, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis
Kelce, for dating pop star Taylor Swift.
Video showed Kelce grabbing the fan’s phone and throwing it to
the ground, then turning to confront the man dressed in Penn
State attire. Kelce appeared to use the same anti-gay slur
during the exchange before another fan stepped between them
before the altercation could escalate.
Kelce later apologized during ESPN’s Monday Night Football
pregame show.
"In a heated moment, I decided to greet hate with hate,” Kelce
said before the broadcast of the Buccaneers-Chiefs game. “I fell
short this week.”
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