Both Denver Broncos linebacker Jonathon Cooper and his long-term girlfriend were arrested late Thursday night on suspicion of misdemeanor domestic violence and misdemeanor criminal mischief, The Denver Post reported Friday, citing jail records and the arrest affidavit.
Cooper, a 28-year-old defender who has played for the Broncos the past five seasons, and his girlfriend of around four years were entangled in an argument, in which she alleged that Cooper was cheating on her, the affidavit read, per the Post. Cooper’s girlfriend reportedly claims to have taken his phone, thrown it across the room and gone to retrieve it so she could look through it.
As reported by the Post, via the affidavit, Cooper told the police that, in a successful attempt to get his phone back, he grabbed his girlfriend by her upper arms.
When Cooper’s girlfriend went for his phone once more, “he braced his neck against her neck to prevent her from getting it,” according to the Post.
“We are aware of the matter and are gathering more information,” the Broncos said in a statement to multiple outlets.
Cooper, a 28-year-old defender who has played for the Broncos the past five seasons, and his girlfriend of around four years were entangled in an argument, in which she alleged that Cooper was cheating on her, the affidavit read, per the Post. Cooper’s girlfriend reportedly claims to have taken his phone, thrown it across the room and gone to retrieve it so she could look through it.
As reported by the Post, via the affidavit, Cooper told the police that, in a successful attempt to get his phone back, he grabbed his girlfriend by her upper arms.
When Cooper’s girlfriend went for his phone once more, “he braced his neck against her neck to prevent her from getting it,” according to the Post.
“We are aware of the matter and are gathering more information,” the Broncos said in a statement to multiple outlets.
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