BELLEVUE, Pa. -- Charges against Pittsburgh linebacker James Harrison, stemming from a domestic incident with his girlfriend, were dropped at a preliminary hearing on Thursday.

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Last month, Harrison was arrested on charges of simple assault and criminal mischief after Beth Tibbott told police she was struck in the face at her home in Ohio Township.

Tibbott had locked herself in a bedroom and was trying to call for help during an argument, when Harrison broke through the door, took her cell phone and then slapped her, according to the police report.

"They've resolved their differences and through her attorney made it clear that she was not interested in prosecuting him, and my suspicion is that they are reconciled," said Harrison's lawyer, Robert Del Greco.

Harrison took anger management courses, and District Justice Tara Smith said no further counseling is needed.

"James Harrison was a first-time offender having no history of violent crime in his background, and he attended proper protocol for anger management," Del Greco said.

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