Cowboys’ 2016 first round draft pick, and former OSU running back, Ezekiel Elliot finds himself in the headlines for the wrong reason heading into training camp.
An ex-girlfriend of Elliot, who’s name has been withheld, called in a domestic situation with the running back earlier this morning. TMZ were the first to release the details:
Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott has been named a suspect in a domestic violence police report obtained by TMZ Sports … but the 21-year-old has DENIED any wrongdoing and was NOT arrested.
The female accuser filed a report with the Columbus PD in Ohio Friday morning … saying she was assaulted by Elliott — who she claims is her former live-in boyfriend — while sitting in the driver’s seat of her parked vehicle.
The officers who responded to the scene say the woman claims she had pain in her wrist and a red mark — but declined medical treatment.
The cops reached out to the NFL rookie and he vehemently denied the accusations.
Cops contacted Elliott — who denied striking the woman. He also said he never lived with her.
In the report, cops list the accuser as a 20-year-old woman — 5’5″, 120 lbs. Elliott is listed at 6’0″, 225 lbs.
According to the report, cops also spoke with 4 witnesses — but they all told cops they didn’t see an assault. One of the witnesses was in the car at the time of the alleged incident.
Due to the conflicting reports, Elliott was NOT arrested — but the accuser was referred to the prosecutor’s office … if she wants to try to press charges.
We reached out to Elliott’s camp — one person in his agent’s office told us, “I can assure you [the allegations] are not true.”
It’s important to reserve judgement until all of the information is released.