By Eliot Shorr-Parks | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

On March 23, a Harris County grand jury in Houston, Texas issued a warrant for the arrest of Eagles defensive end Michael Bennett on a felony charge for an incident involving a 66-year old woman at Super Bowl LI in 2017.

As the details of the incident and the investigation come to light, however, the case against Bennett seems to have several holes in it -- and there are still many of questions to be answered, by Bennett, by police and investigators, by the Seahawks, Eagles and the NFL.

Here is a detailed look at what we know so far, what we still need to know and why it seems like the Houston police department might have a tough time convicting Bennett.

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SUPER BOWL LI: FEBRUARY 5th, 2017

Super LI, between the New England Patriots and the Atlanta Falcons, was held at NRG Stadium in Houston. Bennett attended the game because his brother, tight end Martellus Bennett (since retired), played for the Patriots.

Bennett apparently was granted access to the field before to the game, taking pictures with his brother as Martellus Bennett warmed up.

The Patriots, with a historic comeback, won in overtime, 34-28.

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BENNETT GETS THROUGH SECURITY

As Michael Bennett attempts to return to the field to celebrate with his brother, he is stopped by three security guards, police said.

"Mr. Bennett forcibly opened the locked doors at the southwest corner of the NRG Budweiser tunnels, even though security stated he did not have access to the tunnel to get to the field," Houston Chief Police officer Art Acevedo said on Friday. "In an attempt to push and force his way onto the field, Mr. Bennett forcibly opened locked doors. He pushed back one female who was 28-years of age. A white female who was 28-years of age and pushed back another male individual. Mr. Bennett then went up to a 66-year old black female employee (Barbara Tatman) of NRG, paraplegic, and pushed her. Mr. Bennett's assault on this individual caused injury."

Bennett did have a credential around his neck, and after making his way onto the field, took pictures with his brother during the celebration.

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NO ARREST IS MADE

Despite witnessing the alleged assault, a police officer at the scene does not to make an arrest and allows Bennett onto the field.

"Officer Morgan did an assessment, and based on the fact he was a one-man unit and Mr. Bennett is much larger than he is, there was pandemonium, and quite frankly he recognized Mr. Bennett as being the Michael Bennett, who as you all know is here in Houston and is an NFL player," Acevedo said. "He knew that he had to keep eyes on that location. He did not feel Mr. Bennett posed an additional threat to anyone by going onto the field."

Although Acevedo said he agreed with the decision to not arrest Bennett at the time, and that decision is the first of many questionable decisions by the Houston police department.

If Bennett assaulted three people, and the incident warranted an indictment, why wasn't he arrested at the scene? Or, after the postgame commotion, why wasn't he questioned while he was still at the stadium?

Bennett wasn't exactly hiding, as he even appeared on the set of the NFL Network's post game show.

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NO VIDEO OF THE INCIDENT

A major hole in the police department's case against Bennett? They have no video evidence -- despite dozens of cameras, TV and surveillance, not to mention tens of thousands of camera phones in the stadium.

"There is no video at that location. No video captured that incident," Acevedo said, "but we had a police officer that witnessed it."

The admission that there was no urgency to question or arrest Bennett, and the lack of video evidence, will weaken the case against Bennett.

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THE INVESTIGATION SITS

Following the alleged incident, the case sat for three months before it was assigned to the detective -- another questionable move. For three months, other cases piled up.

"Officer Morgan took a report (the day of the Super Bowl). Took a complete incident report that was assigned in May (2017) to the homicide division," Chief Acevedo said. "... Detective Hobson was assigned that case on May 5, 2017, and like we do with all our cases, he prioritized his case load based upon the seriousness of the injuries. He has homicides, he has attempted murders, he has aggravated assaults, stabbings, shootings. All these other cases took precedent."

Acevedo said the investigatory unit has added 20 officers since February.

Allowing mold to grow on the case, however, is odd.

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MICHAEL BENNETT: DETAILS OF THE INCIDENT

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2017: THE INVESTIGATION BEGINS

Eight months after the initial incident, the detectives began to investigate.

"In September, we started actively working the case," Acevedo said.

At that time, Bennett was still with the Seattle Seahawks, who play three games in September -- in Seattle, Green Bay and Tennessee. He could be easily located if needed.

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MORALLY CORRUPT: POLICE CHIEF RIPS INTO BENNETT

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THE POLICE START TO INTERVIEW SUSPECTS

As he begins his investigation, Hobson interviews three people -- including the alleged victim.

"On Sept. 27, he interviewed complainant (Barbara Tatman, the 66-year old woman). He interviewed the other complainant. On Sept. 27, he interviewed a witness. On Sept. 28, he interviewed Officer Morgan. On Oct. 17, he traveled to NRG Stadium three times and met with security manager at NRG."

Coincidentally, 12 days after police said Hobson interviewed the security manager at NRG stadium, Bennett plays the Houston Texans in Seattle.

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THE POLICE TRY TO CONTACT THE NFL

The Houston police department and Hobson, however, were not able to get in contact with Bennett.

"To make a long story short, he had a hard getting through to the suspect in this case, Mr. Bennett," Acevedo said,"... Once we started working it, it's not like the NFL and Mr. Bennett were the easiest people to interview. We wanted to get that interview."

When the police first attempted to contact Bennett, the NFL or the Seahawks is unclear. It is also unclear if they attempted to contact the Eagles since the trade, which took place officially on March 14, 2018. A person with knowledge of the incident told NJ Advance Media that the Eagles did not find out about the incident until Friday, when the indictment was handed down.

It is worth noting, however, that Bennett was in Texas on Dec. 24, 2017, for the Seahawks' game against the Dallas Cowboys. Where was Bennett? On the field in plain view of tens of thousands of fans in the stadium and millions who watched on TV. Police, however, say he was difficult to find.

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NOTHING HAPPENS FOR FOUR MONTHS

Acevedo was vague on what happened after the departments' initial round of interviews.

According to the police timeline, it took four months from the last interview -- the meeting with the NRG stadium security manager in October -- to the warrant for Bennett's arrest was issued on March 23.

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THE POLICE CHIEF GOES OFF ON BENNETT

Adding to the red flags surrounding the case? Acevedo's personal attacks on Bennett during the press conference. He slammed Bennett's character and went far beyond simply announcing the alleged details of the case.

"You are morally corrupt when you put your hands on a little old lady in a little wheelchair. That is morally corrupt. I mean morally bankrupt," Acevedo said. "He is morally bankrupt. There is no excuse for that. None. Zero."

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WHAT IS NEXT?

Bennett's attorney, Rusty Hardin, told USA Today that Bennett will turn himself in on Monday. According to Hardin, Bennett is out of the country.

"My initial reaction is that everyone needs to calm down a little bit," Hardin said to USA Today. "He's a professional football player who is very respected for his work on social issues. I'm going to take my time to find out what occurred."

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WHERE TO REACH ME

Eliot Shorr-Parks may be reached at eshorrpa@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @EliotShorrParks. Find NJ.com Eagles on Facebook.

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