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A Dallas Mavericks assistant coach is in custody and is going through fees of aggravated assault with a lethal weapon following an incident along with his girlfriend, say officers.

Darrell Armstrong, 56, was arrested within the early hours of Saturday after he allegedly struck his girlfriend on the suitable aspect of her face with a gun, based on an arrest affidavit seen by The Dallas Morning News.

Dallas cops had been referred to as to Armstrong’s dwelling after receiving a misery name simply earlier than 4am Saturday.

When police arrived, they discovered the sufferer standing in a close-by parking zone beside her father, based on the affidavit.

Armstrong and the girl are believed to have been courting since September 2024.

The incident is alleged to have unfolded after Armstrong’s girlfriend learn a textual content from one other lady on his telephone. This prompted the previous level guard turned coach to explode in a rage, hanging his companion within the face along with his gun and threatening to shoot her with it, based on the affidavit.

“Armstrong then loaded a full magazine into the pistol and said ‘I’m going to shoot you’”, the affidavit learn.

Armstrong is believed to have been drunk when the violence unfolded and was heard on the telephone with one other individual across the time he struck his girlfriend. He additionally demanded that she hand over the residence keys, the paperwork state.

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Upon discovering the distressed lady on the street together with her household, officers confirmed a mark on the sufferer’s proper cheek, as per the affidavit.

A witness can also be mentioned to have witnessed the Mavericks coach consuming and swearing on the sufferer.

Officers knocked on the residence door and detained Armstrong with out incident. A pistol was then discovered within the dwelling with Armstrong claiming that he had been sleeping with a loaded journal that had no bullet within the chamber, based on the arrest doc. He has since posted bond and been launched.

Armstrong can also be accused of strangling the sufferer throughout a earlier incident.

The lady, too afraid of how the accusations may get him “into any hassle or trigger him to lose his job,” didn’t report the earlier situations of alleged violence.

Public information seen by The Independent revealed that Armstrong was concerned with a legal case in May 2023 nevertheless it didn’t state the particular offenses. Other legal information state that he confronted property, fraud, and traffic-related fees years earlier than the alleged incident.

Armstrong is in his tenth season with the 2011 NBA champions having joined the franchise’s employees in 2009.

He performed with the Mavericks from 2004 to 2006.

The group has confirmed that an worker had been positioned on administrative depart however refused to call Armstrong within the assertion.

“The Dallas Mavericks are aware of an incident involving a member of our staff and are gathering all relevant information surrounding the incident.

“We take this matter seriously. The employee has been placed on administrative suspension pending the outcome of legal proceedings. This matter is currently under review by the appropriate legal authorities. Due to this fact, we will allow the legal process to run its course and we will refrain from further comment while proceedings are ongoing”, as per The New York Post.

The Dallas Mavericks have an ongoing fundraiser dedicated to supporting the family members of people that have died from gun violence.

Armstrong’s legal professional, Larry Taylor, a managing companion with the Cochran Firm, is reportedly conducting an impartial investigation into the incident.

The Independent contacted Dallas Police, the Mavericks, Armstrong, and his legal professional for remark.