Detroit Lions backup offensive lineman Rodney Austin was released by the team on Tuesday after he was arrested and charged with four misdemeanor counts, including charges of larceny and assault.
According to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg (N.C) Police Department, Austin was arrested on April 17 and charged with assault on a female, interfering with emergency communication, assault on a child under the age of 12 and larceny.
Details of the arrest were not immediately available.
According to the police report … Austin shoved Yvonne Gill-Sadler on April 5th around 2 AM during a dispute in her Charlotte, NC apartment — and when she went down she was holding a female infant … less than a year old.
The report also says Austin prevented Gill-Sadler from calling 911 by stealing her phone. The baby and Gill-Sadler were uninjured … according to cops.