Antonio Brown is facing more legal trouble.
Police in Tampa, Fla., on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for the former NFL wide receiver. Brown is wanted on a misdemeanor battery charge stemming from an incident that took place Monday involving a woman with whom he has four children, according to WTVT in Tampa.
Aaron Mesmer of WTVT on Thursday shared a copy of the arrest warrant, with details not yet listed because the warrant was still active.
Detectives told WTVT an argument between Brown and the woman turned physical when he threw a shoe at her, with a police report stating it struck her in the ponytail.
“The victim had no injuries but believed the shoe was meant for her head,” the police report said, per WTVT. “The suspect would not open the door or come outside to speak with officers. The suspect also during this incident attempted to issue an informal eviction to the victim.”
Mesmer on Thursday cited court documents in stating the woman alleged Brown locked her out of her Tampa house, tossed out her belongings, threatened to shoot her, threw a shoe at her and then refused to come out and speak with police.
According to WTVT, police said in its report that Brown stated the woman didn’t live at the residence and had no right to gain entry. Investigators said Brown threatened to shoot the woman if she tried to enter the house, per WTVT.
Police on Tuesday, one day after the incident, reportedly filed a risk protection order against Brown. This would have prevented Brown from possessing firearms or ammunition if he was considered a threat to himself or others, but a judge denied the request.
This continues a long trend of concerning behavior for Brown, who appeared in seven games with the Buccaneers last season before running off the field shirtless during the third quarter of Tampa Bay’s Week 17 game against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium on Jan. 2.
Brown, 34, spent nine seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers (2010-18), who traded him to the then-Oakland Raiders in March 2019. The seven-time Pro Bowl selection never appeared in a game with the Raiders, though, and played in only one game with the New England Patriots before landing with Tom Brady and the Buccaneers in 2020.
Brady more or less took Brown under his wing with the Bucs, but the relationship seemingly soured somewhere along the way, with the latter recently firing multiple social media shots amid the quarterback’s divorce from supermodel Gisele Bündchen.
