NFL's Earl Thomas Held At Gunpoint By Wife In Violent Standoff, Cops Say https://t.co/hVSdwg0dvg
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Former Seattle Seahawks safety Earl Thomas was held at gunpoint by his wife during a violent domestic incident that allegedly occurred on April 13, according to a report Wednesday night by TMZ.
“When cops arrived, they say ‘we observed that a black female wearing an orange sweater with a knife in her hand, later identified as Nina Thomas, was chasing a shirtless black male, later identified as Earl Thomas, with a pistol in his hand around a vehicle,'” TMZ reports.
According to TMZ, Thomas had wrestled the gun away from his wife after she confronted him about her suspicions of his infidelity.
“Cops also spoke with Earl, who essentially corroborated the story . . . adding that Nina repeatedly hit him while he attempted to take the firearm away,” TMZ continues. “After speaking with everyone, cops ultimately arrested Nina and both members of her posse. Nina was booked for burglary of a residence with intent to commit aggravated assault with a deadly weapon – family violence, and later bonded out.”
Thomas, aware of the impending TMZ story, issued the following statement on his Instagram account along with the following video.
“I guess I’ll be on TMZ in the morning somehow they got a police report with details …” Thomas wrote. “Obviously this is not how I wanted my birthday breakfast to start out or my birthday but it is what it is ..”
This story is continuing to develop.
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