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Former NFL player Rontez Miles accused of assaulting woman in North Versailles

Former NFL player Rontez Miles wanted by North Versailles Police
Former NFL player Rontez Miles wanted by North Versailles Police 00:35

NORTH VERSAILLES, Pa. (KDKA) -- A former NFL player and current Woodland Hills football coach is accused of beating a woman bloody in front of her young son.

North Versailles police said Rontez Miles of Forest Hills attacked a woman at a home along Edward Street on Monday.

Police said the woman told them Miles forced his way into her home and dragged her out of bed by her hair then forced her outside and beat her in the face and head.

Police said he then started to kick and destroy her car.

The woman said she escaped and barricaded herself in her son's room.

Miles played football for California University of Pa. and was signed by the New York Jets in 2013. He last played in the NFL in 2019.

He's facing multiple charges, including criminal simple assault, aggravated assault and burglary. 

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