1:17pm: The newer arrest warrant reveals Cooper confirming considered one of his girlfriend’s allegations, indicating (h/t Klis) he “grabbed her neck” while attempting to retrieve his phone. In an incident last week that saw each Cooper and his girlfriend receive charges, Cooper said “I actually wasn’t squeezing; it was more to maintain her at bay while I’m attempting to rip (his) cellphone away from her.” He did say he was “aggressive” in the trouble to achieve this.
The judge on this case increased a protective order against Cooper. He and his girlfriend must stay 50 feet away from one another, except a church each attend, Klis adds. Cooper might be forced to sign a protection order to facilitate his release from jail, in line with the Denver Post’s Luca Evans, who adds the judge ordered “no latest offenses while on bond.” The sixth-year outside linebacker will need prior court approval to depart Colorado. A motions hearing on this case is about for July 14, Klis adds.
9:01am: Jonathon Cooper has been arrested over again. The Broncos edge rusher is now back in Douglas County jail, as detailed by 9News’ Mike Klis.
Cooper was arrested after which booked at 10:07pm Thursday night. Per an earlier 9News report, court documents showed an extra two charges being laid on this case: second-degree assault by strangulation together with third-degree assault – knowingly or recklessly causing bodily injury. As Klis notes, nonetheless, Cooper has now also been charged with harassment and with violating a protective order which was issued within the aftermath of his initial arrest. He’s as a result of appear in court today.
“We’re upset to learn of Jonathon Cooper’s arrest on Thursday and proceed to review this matter,” an announcement from the Broncos reads (h/t Klis).
An alleged incident involving Cooper and his girlfriend on June 4 resulted in each parties being arrested and facing misdemeanor domestic violence and criminal mischief charges. The second-degree assault charge Cooper now faces is a felony. In accordance with Klis, the officers who arrived on scene decided “there was no probable cause for assault charges” based on the conflicting statements which got and an absence of physical evidence.
The brand new charges come after Cooper’s girlfriend gave an account which recalled the confrontation over Cooper’s phone and subsequent events. She alleges Cooper “grabbed [her] by her neck with one hand and lifted her feet off the bottom and up against the wall” and kept her there for about one minute. It was at that time, per her statement, that Cooper grabbed his phone back. The girlfriend alleges Cooper then “proceeded to choose her up and throw her back on the bottom roughly 3 times” while also punching a wall next to her face.
On Monday, Cooper entered a not guilty plea to the three charges he was facing on the time. The 28-year-old also took to Instagram to apologize for his actions. “This case shouldn’t be who I’m,” the post reads partly. Cooper has been with the Broncos since 2021, and he has served as a full-time starter for the past three seasons. His extension runs through the 2028 campaign and includes $12MM in scheduled compensation for the approaching yr.
A trial is about to start on July 22. As is standard practice with domestic violence cases, an investigation by the NFL upfront of any potential supplemental discipline under the private conduct policy will wait until the legal proceedings have run their course.