DAVIE, Fla., Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Miami Dolphins defensive tackle Tony McDaniel has been charged with domestic violence, police records indicate.
Police and court records show McDaniel, 25, appeared in a Broward County courtroom Sunday morning, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported Monday.
The newspaper said McDaniel's arrest report indicated he and his girlfriend, Alaina Smith, got into a shoving match outside their Davie, Fla., home Saturday while arguing over unanswered phone calls and a late night of partying.
Officers said Smith asserted she had just returned from buying breakfast for houseguests when McDaniel confronted her after returning from a night out with friends. She alleged that McDaniel grabbed her purse and pushed her to the pavement, where she hit her head as they struggled over the bag.
The Sentinel quoted the police report as saying Smith ran into the house, told the guests to call 911 and then ran back outside, where he threw her phone to the ground.
McDaniel, however, reportedly told police that Smith attacked him and he used his forearms to block her.
The Sentinel said Davie Police arrested McDaniel on a misdemeanor battery charge and he was released from the Broward County jail on $3,500 bond.
