The Tampa Police issued an arrest warrant on Thursday for assault in a domestic incident against Antonio Brown, former player of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and waits outside his residence to arrest him.
Breaking: Antonio Brown is reportedly in a standoff with police. He has an arrest warrant for domestic battery.
Brown is alleged to have guns in house.
—Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) December 1, 2020
“We’re not going anywhere,” warned the police with a megaphone to urge Brown to turn himself in. The authorities said that they have knocked on the door of the player’s house without an answer.
Journalist Dov Kleiman reported that there is information that Brown has weapons in his house, so the police authorities they cannot break in without some order. In addition, the police also stressed that Antonio Brown is wanted by the Tampa Police and that because it is an open investigation they will not offer more information until there is some progress.
The assault order for a misdemeanor charge that aired early Thursday stems from an incident between Antonio Brown and a woman believed to be the mother of the former Bucs’ children.
UPDATE: The police department says right now that this remains an “Active investigation” and Brown is “Wanted.” Tampa PD says: “There have been multiple attempts to take Brown into custody” but “To protect the integrity” of the investigation it won’t release more info right now— Amy Dash (@AmyDashTV) December 1, 2022
The 550 year-old catcher, who is a free agent, threw a shoe at his head of the woman who managed to hit her on the back of her head and then left her outside the residence located in south Tampa.
Police explained that after the incident Brown posted an informal eviction notice on the door directed at the woman who was in the garden with the children. Brown has refused to leave the residence, police added.
Police in Tampa, Florida, issued a warrant for Antonio Brown’s arrest on one count of assault occurred on 28 November, reported the ESPN network. On 28 November a judge denied a petition for protection against risk that prevents Brown from possessing firearms or ammunition if he is considered a danger to society or for himself.
This is not the first time that the former NFL player has had problems with the authorities. In 2020, Brown had to pay $1.2 million dollars to a moving truck driver in Broward County after being arrested for assaulting the driver.
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