Yikes, it’s a bad day for A.J. Jefferson. He was arrested this morning for allegedly strangling his girlfriend & then was immediately cut by the Vikings. SMH, when will these players learn?!
Details after the jump…
*MUG SHOT ABOVE IN GALLERY*
Via TMZ:
Minnesota Vikings cornerback A.J. Jefferson — who’s been in the league since 2010 — was arrested this morning after allegedly strangling his girlfriend … and was immediately released by the team.
Law enforcement tells TMZ … the 25-year-old was arrested for felony domestic violence this morning after the woman went to a police station in Eden Prairie, MINN and told authorities she had been abused by Jefferson.
Cops went to Jefferson’s home — where he was arrested. We’re told he was cooperative during the arrest.
Law enforcement sources tell us … the girlfriend claims Jefferson choked her during a dispute.
Hours after the arrest, the Vikings released Jefferson … who was struggling on the field this season anyway.
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UPDATED 11/26 via TMZ:
Minnesota Vikings cornerback AJ Jefferson has been charged with felony strangulation — after allegedly grabbing his GF by the neck and throwing her around a bedroom earlier this week … TMZ Sports has learned.
According to the Eden Prairie Police Department in MN … the accuser told cops she and AJ got into an argument on November 25 after a night on the town. She says things got so bad, he went to a neighbor’s home and she went to sleep in the guest room of her home.
The GF claims AJ returned to their home and confronted her about ignoring his text messages — and that’s when things got violent.
The GF told police AJ “grabbed her neck and she could not breathe.” He then “picked her up by the neck” and threw her off the bed and onto the floor.
She claims she didn’t fight back because she was having a hard time breathing and he’s a lot bigger than her.
Cops say the GF went to a police station after the incident with red marks on both sides of her neck — and that’s why officials decided to charge Jefferson with a crime.
AJ was arrested that night — and cut by the Vikings the very next day.
If convicted, he faces up to 3 years in prison.
