Authorities arrested former NFL running back and ex-Alabama star T.J. Yeldon early Saturday morning on domestic violence charges . According to the Baldwin County (Ala.) Sheriff's Office, Yeldon faces a third-degree domestic violence charge, a third-degree criminal mischief charge and one count of interference with a domestic violence emergency call.
The sheriff's office responded around 1 a.m. on Aug. 16 to an emergency call, wherein officers heard what they believed to be domestic violence occurring between a man and woman. Deputies arrived at the 28000 block on State Highway 181 near Daphne, where the scene was actively unfolding.
When deputies knocked on the door, Yeldon allegedly saw them, turned off the lights and refused to open the door. The caller said that she moved into