According to police report, the NFL free agent is wanted on domestic battery charges after an incident happened between him and his baby mama on November 28.
- Dec 2, 2022
AceShowbiz - Antonio Brown has found himself entangled in legal trouble again. Tampa Bay Police Department has issued an arrest warrant for the free NFL agent for an alleged domestic battery incident.
On Thursday, December 1, Tampa Police Director of Communications Crystal Clark said that the 34-year-old athlete is wanted on domestic battery charges after an incident that occurred between him and an unidentified woman, allegedly the mother of his four kids, inside a South Tampa home on November 28.
Police said the altercation quickly escalated into physical violence, as AB allegedly threw a shoe at his baby mama and struck her "in the ponytail." In a statement, police stated, "The victim had no injuries but believed the shoe was meant for her head."
AB reportedly tried to evict the victim from the residence and locked her out. Police allegedly arrived at the scene at around 1:30 on the day of the incident but AB refused to speak with them. According to Fox 13 News, the footballer locked himself inside the house and allegedly threatened to shoot the victim if she attempted to re-enter.
"The suspect placed an informal eviction notice on the door…with 11/28/2022 at the date showing the victim has 7 days to gather her belongings and leave," the police report read. "The suspect continued throughout the incident to state that the victim had no right to be at that residence or to even gain entry to it because she did not live there. The victim's ID has the listed address as her residence as of 10/18/2022."
Police claimed AB also began throwing the woman's belongings out of the house. They said the victim eventually left the residence with her children and was advised to spend the night at a hotel or friend's house.
ESPN reported that Tampa Bay PD previously requested a temporary risk protection order against AB, which would prevent him from possessing firearms or ammunition if he posed a significant threat to himself or others. A judge, however, denied the request on November 29.
AB has been the subject of multiple controversies during his time in the NFL. In 2021, AB was accused of sexual assault by a former trainer. Earlier this year, his tumultuous split from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers made headlines.
AB's contract with the Buccaneers was terminated after he made a scene in the middle of the franchise's week 17 win over the New York Jets on January 2. At the time, he was seen ripping off the top half of his uniform before sprinting onto the field in the middle of the game and flashing a "peace out" sign to the crowd as he exited through the tunnel.
In May, AB was caught on video exposing himself to a woman at a pool at Armani Hotel Dubai. The footage, which has since gone viral, showed him shoving his rear end into the face of a woman before he lifted up his genitalia and flashed it in her direction.
Reacting to the viral video, AB argued in a tweet posted in October, "my name more precious to be diamonds n Gold. Y y'all keep playing with my character. They tried to barry me forgot i was a Seed." He added, "It's crazy to me that even after I retire there is disinformation coming out about me. Ironically, during a time when the NFL is getting heat for allowing players to play when they're clearly concussed. They've been using black men as guinea pigs."
"In the video you can clearly see she runs off with my swim trunks. If roles were reversed the headlines would read 'AB having a wild night with nude female,' " AB suggested. "Yet when it's me it automatically becomes a hate crime."
