A Dallas Mavericks assistant coach remains in custody and is dealing with charges of exacerbated attack with a lethal weapon following an occurrence with his sweetheart, state authorities.
Darrell Armstrong, 56, was jailed in the early hours of Saturday after he supposedly struck his sweetheart on the best side of her confront with a weapon, according to an arrest affidavit seen by The Dallas Early Morning News.
Dallas police officers were contacted us to Armstrong’s home after getting a distress signal right before 4am Saturday.
When authorities got here, they discovered the victim standing in a neighboring parking area next to her daddy, according to the affidavit.
Armstrong and the lady are thought to have actually been dating given that September 2024.
The event is stated to have actually unfolded after Armstrong’s sweetheart checked out a text from another lady on his phone. This triggered the previous point player turned coach to explode in a rage, striking his partner in the confront with his weapon and threatening to shoot her with it, according to the affidavit.
“Armstrong then filled a complete publication into the handgun and stated ‘I’m going to shoot you'”, the affidavit read.
Armstrong is believed to have actually been intoxicated when the violence unfolded and was heard on the phone with another individual around the time he struck his sweetheart. He likewise required that she turn over the home secrets, the files state.
Upon discovering the distressed lady in the street with her household, officers verified a mark on the victim’s best cheek, based on the affidavit.
A witness is likewise stated to have actually seen the Mavericks coach drinking and swearing at the victim.
Officers knocked on the home door and apprehended Armstrong without event. A handgun was then discovered in the home with Armstrong declaring that he had actually been sleeping with a packed publication that had no bullet in the chamber, according to the arrest file. He has actually given that published bond and been launched.
Armstrong is likewise implicated of strangling the victim throughout a previous event.
The lady, too afraid of how the allegations might get him “into any problem or trigger him to lose his task,” did not report the previous circumstances of supposed violence.
Public records seen by The Independent exposed that Armstrong was included with a criminal case in Might 2023 however it did not state the particular offenses. Other rap sheets mention that he dealt with home, scams, and traffic-related charges years before the supposed event.
Armstrong remains in his 10th season with the 2011 NBA champs having actually signed up with the franchise’s personnel in 2009.
He had fun with the Mavericks from 2004 to 2006.
The group has actually verified that a staff member had actually been put on administrative leave however declined to call Armstrong in the declaration.
“The Dallas Mavericks know an occurrence including a member of our personnel and are collecting all appropriate info surrounding the event.
“We take this matter seriously. The staff member has actually been put on administrative suspension pending the result of legal procedures. This matter is presently under evaluation by the suitable legal authorities. Due to this reality, we will permit the legal procedure to run its course and we will avoid additional remark while procedures are continuous”, based on The New York City Post.
The Dallas Mavericks have a continuous fundraising event dedicated to supporting the liked among individuals who have actually passed away from weapon violence.
Armstrong’s lawyer, Larry Taylor, a handling partner with the Cochran Company, is supposedly performing an independent examination into the event.
The Independent gotten in touch with Dallas Cops, the Mavericks, Armstrong, and his lawyer for remark.