Getty Von Miller with Megan Denise on October 20, 2018 in Denver, Colorado.
An arrest warrant was issued for Buffalo Bills superstar Von Miller, Dallas police confirmed to 5 NBC DFW. Miller, 34, is accused of assaulting his pregnant girlfriend on November 29.
While the girlfriend’s name was not revealed, “The couple have two children together,” the news outlet reported. Megan Denise, who shares two sons with Miller, has shut off the comments on her Instagram page.
Miller and Denise welcomed Valor on August 16, 2021. Victory was born on February 7, 2023. In October, Denise posted photos of Valor wearing his father’s jersey during a visit to Highmark Stadium.
Shortly after signing his six-year, $120 million contract with the Bills in 2022, Miller told The Athletic that Valor and his mother were moving to the Dallas area.
In Texas, a charge of assaulting a pregnant woman is considered a third-degree felony. After reviewing the arrest-warrant affidavit, The Dallas Morning News reported the woman now accusing Miller of assault told police that she was six weeks pregnant.
According to affidavit, “The woman shared a photo with police showing a positive pregnancy test and a screenshot of texts with Miller that discussed the child’s possible due date and the location of an upcoming doctor’s appointment,” the outlet reported.
After news of the arrest warrant broke, the Bills issued the following statement: “This morning, we were made aware of an incident involving Von Miller. We are in the process of gathering more information and will have no further comment at this point.”
UPDATE: Miller turned himself in to Glenn Heights Police. WFAA reporter Rebecca Lopez posted, “He was taken to the DeSoto regional jail where he posted a $5000 bond and released. He had an outstanding warrant by the Dallas Police Department on allegations of domestic violence.”
The Arrest-Warrant Affidavit Details Physical Abuse Allegations: Report
The Dallas Morning News reported, “Police allege in the court document that the argument, which started over upcoming travel plans, began about 10:40 a.m. in the main bedroom of their apartment. The woman then went into their home office and slammed the door, which made Miller ‘visibly angry.'”
After telling the woman to “get out,” the affidavit states he “shoved and pushed her,” according to the outlet. While she yelled for him to stop, according to The Dallas Morning News:
Miller continued to push the woman as he stepped on her feet, which caused her to fall back into a chair. … He then put a hand on her neck and applied pressure for 3 to 5 seconds, according to the affidavit, which police say caused pain but not difficulty breathing. As she continued to try to gather her belongings, Miller grabbed her phone, threw her laptop on the floor and stomped on it.
As she tried to pick up her laptop, Miller yanked her hair, pulling a chunk of it out and causing her to collapse, the affidavit says. She got up and began to record Miller on her phone, which she put in her pocket, police wrote in the affidavit.
Police responded to the apartment condominium and saw the woman had ‘minor abrasions’ on her left hand, as well as bruising on her abdomen, left bicep and neck that was ‘consistent with applied pressure,’ the affidavit read.
UPDATE: While WFAA obtained the 911 call in which the woman can be heard saying, “My boyfriend is choking and hitting me,” the news outlet reported that when reached by text message, the woman called the incident “a huge misunderstanding.”
“We’re fine,” she wrote. “Things were blown way out of context. This is actually outrageous!” The woman texted, “No one assaulted anyone. This is insane. And sad.”
Von Miller Was Investigated by Police Over an ‘Undisclosed Matter’ With Megan Denise in 2021
In January 2021, while a member of the Denver Broncos, Miller was investigated by police in Parker, Colorado, over an “undisclosed matter” after Denise leaked disturbing texts she claimed were from the 2016 Super Bowl MVP.
The messages read, “I’m honestly praying for a miscarriage,” and “I hate you!.. You go get yours! Believe that,” per The Washington Post. Denise wrote on her Instagram Stories, “My heart goes out to any woman/ or man who is or has ever dealt with mental, physical, or verbal abuse. Praying death on me and mine was enough!!”
The Moore Waisted owner later denied any physical abuse. She posted on her Instagram Stories, “In light of recent media reports regarding my relationship with Von, I feel that I need to address a couple of things. First and foremost, at no point in our relationship was there any type of physical abuse or violence by Von, whatsoever. For anyone to say otherwise, or to speculate such, is wrong.
“With regards to my social media posts, a part was misconstrued and taken out of context. I do regret making a private situation public, and in doing so, bringing unwanted attention to both Von and myself.”
WFAA reported that “the 18th Judicial District, the district attorney’s office for the city, declined to move forward with charges against Miller” in 2021.