Another NFL player arrested for domestic violence incident
CBS NEWSSeptember 17, 2014, 6:30 PM
Arizona Cardinals running back Jonathan Dwyer has been arrested for domestic violence, CBS News has confirmed.
Arizona Cardinals' Jonathan Dwyer runs on the field during the first day of NFL football training camp on
Sports reporter Tyler Baldwin first reported the news Wednesday afternoon.
A Phoenix police officer told CBS News that Dwyer is facing charges of aggravated assault and preventing someone from calling 911. It was described as a domestic violence incident, involving a female victim, believed to be Dwyer's wife, who sustained a broken nose.
The arrest was made Wednesday at the Cardinals training facility in Phoenix; it was not clear when the actual incident occurred.
The charges are:
.aggravated assault with temporary disfigurement.
.aggravated assault on a minor
.assault with reckless intent to injure
.preventing someone from calling 911
The news follows high-profile reports of violent behavior by NFL players Adrian Peterson and Ray Rice. Peterson, of the Minnesota Vikings, is facing charges for disciplining his son with a tree branch. Rice has been suspended from his team, the Baltimore Ravens, after infamous video surfaced of him hitting his then-fiancee, now wife, in an elevator.
Dwyer was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the sixth round of the 2010 NFL Draft.
He played college football at Georgia Tech.
Dwyer was released by the Steelers prior to the start of the 2013 season. He signed with the Cardinals in March of last year.
Dwyer, 25, is listed as the No. 2 running back on the Cardinals' depth chart.
He has rushed for 51 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries over two games this season.
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