Former Indianapolis Colts lineman Joseph Staysniak was arrested Tuesday following a domestic incident in which he was accused of assaulting his son and choking his son's boyfriend, according to court documents.
Former Indianapolis Colts lineman Joseph"Joe" Staysniak was arrested Tuesday following a domestic incident in which he was accused of assaulting his son and choking his son's boyfriend, court documents show.
According to the probable cause affidavit, Staysniak's son told authorities that a neighbor saw him sitting in a car in front of the property with his boyfriend.Focus On Sport / Getty Images The son reported that his father displayed a firearm and told him and the boyfriend “that they’re lucky he saw who it was,” the affidavit said.
Staysniak denied hitting the boyfriend and said that his son “came after him” and the father shoved the son backward with an “open hand” and the son started to bleed at the mouth, according to the affidavit. He said that he and his son “got into it” and that “he tried to attack him,” the document said.
He was found to be in offense of intimidation with a deadly weapon, strangulation, domestic battery and battery, according to the affidavit.
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