Police say Colorado DL tackled cops, assaulted girlfriend
Colorado defensive lineman Nathaniel Robbins was arrested following an alleged domestic dispute Sunday morning.
According to the Daily Camera, Robbins is facing 18 counts, including six counts of assault, for allegedly “tackling officers who were trying to stop him from harming his girlfriend and her roommates.”
From the Camera:
Nathaniel Blake Robbins, 22, was arrested on suspicion of two counts of first-degree assault on a peace officer, two counts of second-degree assault and two counts of third-degree assault.
Robbins also is facing two counts of criminal mischief, first-degree burglary, attempted second-degree kidnapping, second-degree burglary, resisting arrest, second-degree arson, obstruction of telephone services, harassment, obstructing peace officers and domestic violence, according to court records.
According to a police affidavit, the incident occurred before 4 a.m. Sunday morning after Robbins and his girlfriend – who had not been getting along recently, she said – returned home from a bar. She suspected Robbins of cheating and went through his phone while he slept. That’s when things got messy.
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From the Camera:
The woman said while Robbins was sleeping, she went through his phone and found evidence he was cheating on her. She told police she dumped water on his face to wake him up, confronted him with the cheating and told him to leave.
According to the affidavit, Robbins began to grab her and throw her around the room, grabbing her throat several times and attempting to choke her. He also burned a giant teddy bear he had bought for her on the apartment's stove top.
During the struggle, both of the woman's roommates tried to intervene and said they were also assaulted by Robbins, according to the report.
Robbins’ girlfriend’s roommates were able to call 911 from a neighbor’s apartment. And when police arrived, the affidavit says Robbins was trying to “break into the neighbor’s apartment.”
Two officers arrived as Robbins was trying to break into the neighbor's apartment. One of them got in between Robbins and his girlfriend, pulled his firearm and ordered Robbins to get on the ground, according to the affidavit.
The officer said Robbins -- who is listed at 6-feet 5-inches and 265 pounds -- tackled the officer, causing the officer to fall down the stairs with Robbins on him. The second officer also was knocked down the stairs.
More officers responded to the scene and were able to subdue Robbins, who continued to struggle with officers until they were able to get Robbins into handcuffs. The two injured officers were taken to the hospital with concussions. Doctors said both sustained serious bodily injury, according to the police report.
Robbins, a senior, transferred to Colorado in 2014 from Georgia Military College. The Aiken, South Carolina, native registered seven tackles and one tackle for loss for the Buffs in 2015.
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Robbins is being held at Boulder County Jail and has a bond hearing scheduled for Monday.
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