The Patriots safety is accused of slamming his girlfriend's head into a wall and choking her in October. His lawyer says he'll be exonerated.

A water main break on Tuesday night delayed the Wednesday morning trial for New England Patriots player Jabrill Peppers and closed the court.

Boston 25 has learned at 8 a.m. that the start of Jabrill Peppers’s trial has been delayed due to a water main break at the courthouse. The trial will now start on Thursday, January 23.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers is scheduled to go on trial Wednesday for allegedly shoving his girlfriend’s head into a wall and repeatedly choking her.