The NFL has suspended another player over a domestic violence dispute– Jonathan Dwyer, a five year veteran and running back for the Arizona Cardinals. The 25 year-old is under fire after assaulting his wife, Kayla Dwyer, and throwing a shoe at his 18 month-old son Jonathan Dwyer Jr.
The incident, which occurred this past July, was reported when a neighbor heard fighting in the couple’s home. When the police arrived, Dwyer hid in the bathroom leaving his wife no choice to tell the cops of his whereabouts. No arrest was immediately made.
Dwyer’s wife suffered from a fracture after being assaulted. The following day Jonathan threw his wife’s cell phone out of the window to prevent her from calling the police.
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Shortly after, Kayla fled out of state with their son according to Sgt. Trent Crump. In a statement given to detectives, Dwyer denied physically assaulting Kayla or the child.
Dwyer was arrested yesterday and charged on three counts, including “aggravated assault causing a fracture.” He was released today on a $25,000 cash-only bond and has been mandated to wear an electronic monitoring device.
The NFL addressed the situation Wednesday afternoon. “We became aware of these allegations this afternoon when notified by Phoenix police and are cooperating fully,” the Cardinals said in a statement. “Given the serious nature of the allegations we have taken the immediate step to deactivate Jonathan from all team activities.”
Since the Ray Rice dispute, the organization has taken extreme caution with recent accusations surrounding such heinous acts. Greg Hardy was also removed from the Carolina Panthers’ active roster this week because of a domestic violence charge.
Jonathan Dwyer also sent his wife threatening text messages saying that he would harm himself if she told the cops any information. The more we hear of domestic violence in the NFL, the more we hope women who are in these situations come forward.