Peter G. Aiken/Getty Images(DALLAS) — Dallas police have opened a criminal investigation into Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel after a domestic violence dispute.
In a statement Friday, the Dallas Police Department said police “received a complaint of a domestic violence assault that occurred in Dallas on January 30, 2016” involving the 23-year-old football player.
“Detectives will thoroughly investigate the case to determine what criminal charges, if any, will be filed and victim services will be offered,” said the statement.
On Thursday, police had said Manziel would not face charges for a domestic violence incident that happened on Saturday in which he allegedly hit his former girlfriend Colleen Crowley at a downtown Dallas hotel.
The news comes the same day a protective order was signed by a judge that stated the quarterback was not permitted to see his ex-girlfriend for two years. The order also required that Manziel pay $12,500 in legal fees.
Manziel and his girlfriend have been involved in previous allegations of domestic violence disputes before, including an incident in Ohio in October.
Manziel’s agent announced on Friday as well he would be dropping the quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner as a client.
Paul Manziel, “Johnny Football’s” father, told the Dallas Morning News, “I truly believe if they can’t get him help, he won’t live to see his 24th birthday.”
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