Overview
- Police in Parker, Colorado, took outside linebacker Jonathon Cooper into custody late Thursday after officers responded to a dispute at his residence over alleged infidelity and seized both parties for questioning.
- Douglas County jail records show Cooper was booked early Friday on two counts of misdemeanor domestic violence and one count of criminal mischief and was released on a personal recognizance bond with a June 8 court date.
- An arrest affidavit alleges the fight involved phones, with officers reporting the woman threw Cooper’s phone, Cooper retrieved it by force, braced his neck against her neck to stop her getting it, and later bit and damaged a phone.
- The Denver Broncos and the NFL have said they are gathering information and in contact with each other, and Cooper posted a public apology on social media while his attorney confirmed his release on recognizance.
- Cooper is a 28-year-old starter under a multi-year extension whose legal case could trigger NFL discipline or affect the Broncos’ offseason plans and depth as mandatory minicamp approaches.