Dallas Mavericks assistant coach Darrell Armstrong suspended after arrest, aggravated assault charge
DALLAS — Darrell Armstrong, an assistant coach for the Dallas Mavericks, has been suspended from the team after he was arrested and charged with aggravated assault over the weekend, according to Dallas police.
Officers were called to the 1000 block of Ross Ave. just before 4 a.m. Saturday, where Armstrong allegedly hit a woman with a gun and threatened to shoot her during an argument in their shared home, Dallas police said. Dallas Fire Rescue treated the woman at the scene.
Armstrong, 56, was taken into custody by Dallas police on Saturday and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, Dallas County authorities said.
In response to a request for comment about Armstrong's arrest, the Mavericks only said the team was aware of an incident "involving a member of our staff" and the team is gathering information.
"We take this matter seriously. The employee has been placed on administrative suspension pending the outcome of legal proceedings," the statement read. "This matter is currently under review by the appropriate legal authorities. Due to this fact, we will allow the legal process to run its course and we will refrain from further comment while proceedings are ongoing."
Armstrong's lawyer, Larry Taylor, a managing partner with the Cochran Firm, said they are conducting their own investigation into the incident.
"We are in the preliminary stages of conducting our own independent investigation into the circumstances surrounding yesterday's incident involving my client Darrell Armstrong," Taylor said in a statement. "We will have more to say about this incident in the coming days."
Taylor said his client has been an upstanding member of the Dallas community during his playing days and as a coach.
Armstrong is in his 10th season as an assistant coach with the Mavericks, according to the team's media guide. His NBA career spanned 14 seasons, including time with the Mavericks, and he was named the league's 6th Man of the Year in 1999.
