Editor’s note: This story was updated Jan. 21.

Prosecutors have decided not to go forward with charges against Gio Valiante, best known for his work as a mental golf game consultant who has appeared frequently on the Golf Channel.

Valiante was arrested at his Winter Park, Florida, home in December on first-degree misdemeanor battery charges.

A woman who identified herself as Melissa Valiante, Gio’s wife, told Golfweek that she has retracted her statement to police. The state attorney’s office decided not to press charges in the case, according to court documents filed Jan. 7.

According to an incident report filed by the Winter Park Police Department, officers arrived at the couple’s residence on Dec. 16 at 9:40 a.m. after a phone call from a male caller indicating he had been hit by a female.

Officers reported that upon arrival, Gio Valiante, 48, was waiting outside the residence while Melissa Valiante was inside, in her bedroom closet. Both individuals had visible injuries. Gio had lacerations on his face and red abrasions on both forearms, while Melissa had “a blueish green lump on her right temple and red marks to the right side of her neck,” according to the report.

In a statement to police, Gio said his wife had hit him with a stool and scratched him after an argument over her inability to wake up and get their children ready for the day. The children were not present when officers arrived, shortly after 9:46 a.m.

The reporting officer stated that while he found Melissa Valiante to have incited physical contact, Gio was the primary aggressor, the report said. Gio Valiante’s arrest was based on probable cause from the officer’s report, and he was first transported to the Winter Park Police Department, then the Orange County Detention Center before being released on his own recognizance on Dec. 17.

Neither party wished to press charges, according to the police report.

In addition to his appearances on Golf Channel, Valiante has worked with PGA Tour players Matt Kuchar, Jack and Gary Nicklaus, Charles Howell III, David Duval and Davis Love III. He is well known for helping golfers perform under intense pressure.

Valiante is the author of ‘Fearless Golf: Conquering the Mental Game,’ and previously worked as a professor at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, but has not been employed at the college since 2016.

Valiante worked on a contributing basis only for Golf Channel, and last appeared as a guest early in 2019. The network reported no upcoming bookings.