DOUGLASVILLE, Ga. (AP) -- NFL wide receiver Kadarius Toney has been charged with assaulting a woman in Georgia and preventing her from calling for help.
Toney, 26, was arrested and booked into the Douglas County Jail on Feb. 6 on charges of aggravated assault and obstructing or hindering an emergency call, according to online jail records. He was released the same day on $50,000 bail, according to a person who answered the phone at the jail.
A working phone number for Toney could not be found Wednesday and online court records did not list an attorney who could comment on the charges.
Toney put his hand around a woman’s throat “with enough force to cause her to be unable to breath(e)” on Jan. 14 at his home in Douglasville, about 20 miles (32 kilometers) west of Atlanta, according to an arrest warrant filed in court. An investigator wrote that red marks were visible on the woman’s neck, as well as hemorrhaging in her eyes.
Toney also physically prevented the woman from calling 911, taking away her phone and canceling voice commands while physically assaulting her, a second warrant says.
Toney played in just three games for the Cleveland Browns in 2024 before he was released in December. A 2021 first-round pick by the New York Giants, Toney helped the Kansas City Chiefs win the Super Bowl two years ago after they acquired him in a trade during the season.
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