Browns linebacker Devin Bush, facing assault charge, learns trial date
Bush, 27, was charged with harassment and misdemeanor simple assault after allegedly chasing a woman through his suburban Pittsburgh home and crushing her cellphone, as FOX 8 previously reported.
Officers responded to the 911 call from the Sewickley residence. The woman, identifying herself as Bush's girlfriend, said the linebacker allegedly assaulted her, took her car keys and smashed her phone so she couldn't call for help.
According to a criminal docket from the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Bush's jury trial will begin on Dec. 2 at 9 a.m.
A Bell Acres Borough Police Department officer wrote in charging documents that the woman said they had argued Sunday morning about a friend of Bush's and a mess in the kitchen.
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As Bush became 'more aggressive,' the woman began recording him on her phone, police said. Bush chased her and pinned her against a massage table, the woman told investigators. She said Bush 'put his full body weight on to her' to grab her phone, police said.
Bush grabbed the phone and smashed it 'so that she could not call for help' and also sought her iPad, she told police.
She and her daughter fled to a neighbor's home. There were visible injuries on her right wrist and right foot, according to a police affidavit. The woman told investigators that both injuries occurred while Bush was trying to take her phone.
Bush told police he did not want to be video recorded in his home. 'Bush did admit to smashing the cellphone but denied getting physical' with the woman, police wrote.
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The former University of Michigan player started 10 games for the Browns last year and was fourth on the team with 76 tackles. He signed a one-year, $3.25 million deal in March to remain with Cleveland.
Back in May, a Browns spokesperson told The Associated Press that the team was 'aware and gathering more information.'
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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