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Jury selection begins for former Patriots receiver Stefon Diggs

Jury selection began today in Dedham District Court as former Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs faces felony strangulation and misdemeanor assault charges over a December dispute with his personal chef.

Stefon Diggs pleaded not guilty at his Feb. 13 arraignment and faces felony strangulation or suffocation and misdemeanor assault and battery charges. Prosecutors plan to call the chef and a police officer, while the defense will call witnesses present during the alleged incident. The trial is expected to last two to three days. chickenroadslot.lat