In response to her felony assault arrest last weekend, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office has decided not to file charges against actress Kim Delaney (“NYPD Blue,” “General Hospital”), citing a lack of evidence.
On Saturday, March 29, Delaney was arrested alongside her partner, James Morgan, after law enforcement arrived at her home in response to a domestic disturbance call. Upon arrival at the residence around 10:00 a.m. local time, officers assessed the situation, noting that Delaney and Morgan allegedly got into a “heated argument that turned physical,” according to TMZ.
At the time, Delaney was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon while Morgan was arrested for domestic violence, per a spokesperson for the Marina Del Rey Sherriff’s Station, as reported by PEOPLE. Morgan was said to have been arrested about a half an hour before Delaney by the LASD, but was later released after paying bail.
TMZ said that the decision not to file charges came as a surprise to law enforcement. “Sources say the first incident between the couple popped off Friday night [March 28] when Kim filed a domestic violence report with police after Morgan left the scene.” Further, “Cops said the next morning Morgan returned and things got so heated between him and Kim that she allegedly jumped behind the wheel of a vehicle and tried to mow him down.”
“Based on a review of the evidence to date, the District Attorney’s Office has not filed charges against Kim Delaney or James Morgan,” said D.A. Nathan Hochman in a statement released to TMZ. “Should additional evidence or witnesses emerge during the course of the investigation, this decision may be reconsidered.”
A few days after the incident, and after the D.A. declined to file charges, Delaney took to Instagram to wish Morgan a happy birthday, captioning the post, “Birthday Boy, 55!!!!! Your wife loves you, my guy!” Photos of more than a dozen roses in all different colors accompanied the post.
Last month, Delaney shared a photo of herself and Morgan on Instagram, captioning the post, saying, “Pure love.” She included the hashtags “lucky” and “grateful.” In a post from January, she said, “Love always wins! Let’s keep this love and kindness with each other through these uncertain times!”
Delaney is best known to soap fans for her role as Jenny Gardner Nelson on “All My Children,” which netted her a Daytime Emmy Award nomination in 1983 for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. She later became a household name in the primetime series “NYPD Blue,” playing Diane Russell from 1995-2003. She was honored with a Primetime Emmy Award for her role in 1997, also for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. She received additional nominations in 1998 and 1999 in the same category.
Among other awards recognition, Delaney was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards for the role, in 1998 and 1999, both of which were in the category of Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama.
In 2021. Delaney received her second-ever Daytime Emmy Award nomination, this time for Outstanding Guest Performance in a Drama Series for her role as Jackie Templeton on “General Hospital,” which she played from 2020-2021 and marked her return to daytime television.
Delaney’s other noteworthy credits include a starring role in Lifetime’s “Army Wives,” starring in several TV movies, including “10.5” and “10.5: Apocalypse,” and roles in such shows as “The O.C.,” “CSI: Miami,” “Murder in the First,” “The Oath,” and more recently, “Chicago Fire.”