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Jermaine Burton was accused of assault following an incident that took place the morning of Dec. 30, according to a report.
That’s per the Cincinnati Enquirer, who cited police reports. Burton was accused of choking a 19-year-old woman he was dating. The woman has “refused” to press charges against Burton, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Here is an excerpt from the Cincinnati Enquirer’s report detailing the alleged incident:
The two had been out together and argued before the incident in the woman’s Oakley neighborhood apartment, reports show. After the night out, police were called and the woman said Burton met her at her apartment, chased her inside, damaged her phone and assaulted her, including choking her. The caller said before leaving, Burton held a knife to his neck and threatened to kill himself.
The woman, who is 19, called police for help at around 8:45 a.m.
On the call, the woman is heard sobbing heavily.
“Jermaine Burton on the Bengals just broke into my house,” she said. “He broke my phone.”
She added, “He’s been like pretty abusive. He does a lot of things that I don’t tolerate.”
News of this alleged assault comes after Burton was scratched from the Bengals’ active roster in Week 18. At the time, the Bengals called it a “coaches decision” to not have Burton travel with the team for its final game of the regular season.
The Bengals drafted the former Alabama and Georgia wide receiver in the 3rd round of the 2024 NFL Draft. The Bengals have not issued a comment on this alleged incident.
Spenser is a news editor for Saturday Down South and covers college football across all Saturday Football brands.
