Denver Broncos outside linebacker Jonathon Cooper arrested again, this time for violation of protection order

Denver Broncos outside linebacker Jonathon Cooper has been arrested for the second time in a week. This time, according to court documents, he has been accused of violating a protection order.

The latest arrest includes violation of a protection order and harassment for repeated telephone calls. Court documents show that Cooper, 28, was arrested on Thursday night. 

According to court documents, deputies responded to an apartment located at 7350 S. Havana Street just after 4 p.m. on Thursday on reports of a restraining order violation. An adult woman who identified herself as Cooper's ex-girlfriend told deputies that he had been knocking on her apartment door for five to 10 minutes after he had texted her and that she felt "scared." She told deputies that she contacted her attorney who then advised her to call 911. 

Investigative documents indicate she and Cooper had been in an intimate relationship on and off for about four years and that they don't have any children together. She told deputies that she wants stronger protections and is afraid in her own home, according to the court documents. 

While speaking with deputies, Cooper called her on Snapchat and FaceTime, according to court documents, and deputies advised her not to answer. Deputies detailed some of the text messages which included, "Or what are u gona give my messages tour lawyer" and "Are u scared of the law" and "I'm sad w/o u I feel low."

Deputies stated in the court documents that Cooper had sent the woman 20 individual messages without a single response and made two phone calls that were sent to voicemail, as well as knocking on her door. Parker police arrested Cooper at his residence after that information was sent to officers by the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office. 

According to what happened in court, Cooper was accused of violating a civil protection order put in place after his arrest last week and harassment-repeat telephone calls. Those charges are misdemeanors. 

Cooper appeared in Douglas County court on Friday morning on the latest charges. He was released on a $5,000 PR bond granted by the judge. 

The judge also granted a full no-contact protection order in court, which upgrades the initial order, meaning he must not have any contact with the named party, either digital or physical, and relinquish all firearms within 24 hours.  

Cooper was arrested in the early morning hours of June 4 by Parker police officers and booked into the Douglas County Jail.

The 23rd Judicial District Attorney's Office filed the felony complaint on Wednesday for second-degree assault- strangulation. Cooper, 28, also faces charges of third-degree assault- knowingly or recklessly causing injury, a misdemeanor, and criminal mischief. 

In the affidavit, law enforcement reports some of the conversation with Cooper at the scene. When an officer asked how he had grabbed his girlfriend's neck "Cooper responded, 'Aggressive.'" The document indicates Cooper related about grabbing her neck, "I wasn't really squeezing, it was more to keep her at bay while I'm trying to rip the phone away from her." The report says Cooper denied his intent was to physically harm her.

An affidavit for the charges indicates the woman was taken to Anschutz Medical Center after the incident and looked at by forensic nurses. Two nurses informed an investigator that the woman had, "Sustained serious bodily injury, signing off on strangulation with hypoxia and traumatic brain injury." A nurse later signed a medical report of serious injury indicating the alleged victim had a "substantial risk of death."

Officers were called to an address in the 9500 block of S. Twenty Mile Road in Parker at 8:42 p.m. June 3 where, according to court documents, he was arrested after an incident with an adult female involving an argument over cell phones. The argument was instigated after she accused him of cheating, according to the arrest affidavit. 

She was also taken into custody by Parker police officers at that time.

In court, Cooper's lawyer pushed for a speedy trial on the initial charge, which the judge granted. A motions hearing has been scheduled for July 6 and a trial has been scheduled for July 22 on that initial arrest.

There could still be a change in Cooper's bond after he is advised of the more serious charges. 

CBS Colorado has reached out to the Denver Broncos and the 23rd Judicial District for comment on the latest case.

The team released a statement saying: "We are disappointed to learn of Jonathon Cooper's arrest on Thursday and continue to review this matter."