Albert Haynesworth has settled one half of his legal troubles: assault charges against the Redskins defensive tackle were dismissed this morning, thanks to a Virginia law which allows two parties to settle when the charge is a misdemeanor, the Post reports.

Haynesworth stood accused of getting out of his vehicle and punching 38-year-old Arthur Velasquez in Fairfax after Velasquez made a “non-verbal hand gesture” in Haynesworth’s direction on February 2. The settlement agreement was not made public and it’s not yet clear if any money changed hands, but the Virginia clause allowing for the settlement — which allows the accused to make “accord and satisfaction” with a complainant — usually involved financial restitution.

The settlement now frees up Haynesworth to focus on the allegations that he sexually abused a waitress at the W Hotel — in that case, he chose to turn down a plea deal and pled not guilty on May 10.