Overview
- Late in July, forward Tari Eason filed a civil petition in California asking a judge for a domestic violence restraining order against his ex, Marilyn Maritza Melo Rodriguez, after signing a contract extension days earlier.
- Eason’s court filing, obtained and reported by TMZ and carried by other outlets, alleges Rodriguez punched him, returned to his rental and poured liquid bleach on designer clothes, and caused about $92,000 in damage.
- The petition also says an associate of Rodriguez called Eason with threats to “break both of my legs” and “kill me,” statements he says left him fearing for his life.
- Eason is asking the court to bar Rodriguez from contacting him or coming near his home, vehicle, workplace and any California arenas where the Rockets play, and the filing is a civil request that would require judicial approval.
- The claims are allegations in a civil filing sourced to court documents and have not been proven in court; no criminal charges or public response from Rodriguez were reported in the cited coverage and a judge’s decision is the next step.