CLEVELAND — Cleveland Browns rookie defensive tackle Mike Hall Jr. was arrested Tuesday and charged with domestic violence after police said he threatened his fiancee with a gun during a fight.
Hall was booked and arraigned in Avon Lake Municipal Court, said James M. Drozdowski, a public information officer with the Avon Police. He was expected to post bond and be released, police told The Associated Press.
The Browns said in a statement that they were aware of the incident involving Hall, a second-round pick out of Ohio State.
“Mike and his representatives have been in contact with the appropriate authorities,” the team said. “We are gathering more information and will have no further comment at this time.”
The team did not practice Tuesday as the players only received treatment and worked out at Cleveland’s practice facility in Berea, Ohio. The Browns host the Minnesota Vikings for joint practices on Wednesday and Thursday before playing an exhibition game on Saturday.
A detailed incident report obtained by the AP said officers responded to a call at 10 p.m. Monday night from a woman who claimed Hall had pushed her daughter and hit her with a baby bottle.
According to the report, the woman told police she is engaged to Hall and they share an 11-month-old daughter. The woman said their argument escalated after the couple discussed financial needs for the child. The woman told police that Hall is not the biological father.
The woman said Hall, 21, became “increasingly agitated” and threw her belongings outside and dragged her on her back along a front porch and driveway. At one point, the woman said Hall put a gun to her temple and said, “I’m going to end it all. I don’t care.”
The woman did not seek medical attention.
Hall locked the woman out of the house and left in a pickup truck, according to the report.
Police said they found evidence including a damaged door frame and a hole in a door the woman said Hall had punched. Officers also seized two handguns — a .40-caliber Glock and a 9mm Smith & Wesson.
It was not immediately clear if Hall had an attorney representing him in the case.
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