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Former Detroit Lions tight end Brandon Pettigrew is accused of becoming aggressive in a Dallas 7-Eleven store in the early morning hours of June 2.
That’s according to TMZ, which reported that, according to Dallas police, Pettigrew, a former NFL first-round draft pick in 2009, “became aggressive” after an argument and “punched and broke a glass door” inside the store. A surveillance video shows the confrontation, which occurred as Pettigrew spoke with police officers.
Pettigrew, 39, was arrested and briefly jailed in Texas as a result of the incident, according to Sports Illustrated.
Heavy has reached out to Dallas police public affairs for additional details.
The Surveillance Video Shows Brandon Pettigrew Punching the Glass Door
The video shows Pettigrew standing inside the store with police officers. He appears to grow increasingly agitated before throwing a punch a glass door. It’s not clear what provoked the situation.
Two of the three officers on the scene drew tasers on the 6-foot-5 Pettigrew but did not use them, according to TMZ. Pettigrew appeared to submit peacefully as he placed his hands behind his body to be handcuffed. TMZ Sports first obtained the video.
Vine LinkBrandon Pettigrew booking information.
According to Sports Illustrated, Pettigrew was released from jail. Court records obtained through Vine Link confirm that he bonded out of a Dallas County Sheriff’s Department jail at 1:08 p.m. on June 2.
He is accused of criminal mischief, SI reported.
Brandon Pettigrew Was a 1st-Round Draft Pick for the Detroit Lions
GettyBrandon Pettigrew of the Detroit Lions warms up before an away game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on October 6, 2013.
Brandon Dennard Pettigrew, a native of nearby Tyler, Texas, played in 93 games as a tight end for the Lions after getting drafted in the first round in 2009.
His career spanned from 2009 to 2013. He was “traded by Cowboys as 2009 1st round pick (20th overall) with 2009 3rd round pick (82nd overall, Derrick Williams) and 2009 6th round pick (192nd overall, Aaron Brown) to Lions for 2009 7th round pick (210th overall subsequently traded, Vance Walker) and Roy Williams.”
Brandon Pettigrew Had Been Arrested in the Past
Former Detroit Lions tight end Brandon Pettigrew was arrested after reportedly punching and breaking a glass door during an argument with police in Dallas.
In 2018, according to WTAE-TV, Pettigrew was arrested in Pittsburgh and accused of punching a police officer. At that time, he was a 33-year-old free agent.
The arrest occurred at a DoubleTree hotel after he was accused of “getting into an argument over paying for a limousine,” according to WTAE. “He was very, very kind but I knew his mind was not there,” limo driver Herbie Joseph told the television station at that time.
In 2017, according to KFOR-TV, Pettigrew was arrested after a “disturbance” at a night club in Oklahoma City. He was accused of pushing two men who were trying to get him to leave the nightclub, according to the television station.
“After [Pettigrew] was told to leave at least 25 times by officers, and [Pettigrew] pushed his friends several times, even threatening to assault his friends, the decision was made to arrest [Pettigrew] for disorderly conduct,” the affidavit in that case read, according to KFOR.