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Ex-Cowboys RB Joseph Randle found guilty of four charges in battery case

There's been a new development in the tumultuous saga of former Cowboys running back Joseph Randle.

According to multiple media reports out of Wichita, Kan., jurors in Sedgwick County District Court on Friday found Randle, 25, guilty of four charges in connection with a 2016 incident in which Randle was accused of running over people with his car after leaving a house party in south Wichita.

Randle will be sentenced June 7 on one count each of aggravated battery, aggravated burglary, criminal threat and possession of marijuana, according to the Wichita Eagle. 

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Jurors told the judge they couldn't reach a verdict on two charges of aggravated battery and one count of criminal damage to property, according to reports. Prosecutors will decide next week whether to retry Randle on the counts that hung jurors, Sedgwick County District Attorney Marc Bennett told the Eagle.

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Randle also was accused of kicking in the door at the home and was arrested for striking three people with his car. The aggravated burglary charge may carry the most severe punishment.

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The prosecution and defense gave their closing arguments in Randle's trial Thursday morning. Randle testified in the trial earlier this week, doing so against the advice of his attorney, Steve Mank, according to KAKE-TV.

Randle appeared to be a rising star with the Cowboys before a series of legal issues led to his release in the middle of the 2015 season. In February, he was charged with assaulting a fellow inmate at the Sedgwick County Jail.

In a January profile in Sports Illustrated, family and friends of Randle raised the question of whether football-related injuries contributed to his rapid downward spiral.

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There were warning signs earlier in the 2015 season, like paranoia, gambling and drinking issues. But those close to him like his then-girlfriend and mother of his child, Avina Rodriguez, point to his last game with the Cowboys, when the team played the Giants on the road. On his second carry of the game, Randle appeared to hit his head on the turf. He was pulled from the game with what the Cowboys described as a "rib/muscle strain."

Rodriguez told Sports Illustrated that when Randle returned to Dallas he began displaying odd behavior -- pacing, paranoia and difficulty remembering conversations and play calls. You can read more on Randle's downward spiral here.

-- Read KAKE-TV's full coverage of the trial here.