Overview
- Cooper was taken into custody Thursday night and booked on four new counts that include two domestic‑violence charges, harassment for repeated phone calls, and violating a protection order.
- Prosecutors recently upgraded charges from the June 4 incident to add a felony count of second‑degree assault by strangulation and a misdemeanor third‑degree assault after a forensic nurse’s exam.
- Court records and an arrest affidavit say Cooper sent many messages, made calls, and went to his girlfriend’s residence and knocked on her door before she called 911.
- A judge ordered a stricter no‑contact condition, limited Cooper’s travel, and released him on personal recognizance; motions hearings are set for July 6 with a potential jury trial beginning July 22.
- The Broncos and the NFL say they are reviewing the case under the league’s personal conduct policy, which carries a baseline six‑game suspension for domestic‑violence violations and creates immediate roster and salary‑cap questions given Cooper’s multi‑year contract.