Story highlights A North Carolina sheriff's office decided against charging Donald Trump or his campaign for inciting a riot

The potential charges stemmed from a Trump supporter's alleged assault against a protester during a rally last week

(CNN) A North Carolina sheriff's office has decided not to file charges against Donald Trump after it weighed charging the businessman with inciting a riot in connection with a supporter's alleged assault against a protester during a rally last week.

The Cumberland County Sheriff's Office said in a statement Monday its investigation was "not complete" and that it was probing "the potential of whether there was conduct on the part of Mr. Trump or the Trump campaign which rose to the level of inciting a riot."

"Our investigation is not complete as to the incidents of Wednesday, March 9, 2016," the Sheriff's office said in a statement, referring to the date of Trump's rally in Fayetteville, North Carolina.

But in a statement several hours later, the department said the sheriff had concluded that "the evidence does not meet the requisites of the law as established under the relevant North Carolina statute and case law to support a conviction of the crime of inciting a riot."

"Accordingly, we will not be seeking a warrant or indictment against Mr. Trump or his campaign for these offenses," the statement said.

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