Dez Bryant cited after Southlake dispute; says officer pointed gun at him
Police say reports of a possible weapon led officers to draw firearms during a parking lot confrontation in Southlake, Texas. Bryant says his daughters witnessed an officer point a gun at him.
Former Dallas Cowboys receiver Dez Bryant was cited for assault by contact after a confrontation in a Southlake, Texas, parking lot on Sunday, October 25. Bryant says an officer pointed a gun at him in front of his daughters; police say officers drew firearms after callers reported a possible weapon.
Southlake police responded at about 12:59 p.m. to reports of a fight involving several people in a retail parking lot in the 2200 block of FM 1709, according to the police account reported by the San Antonio Express-News. Police said several people were temporarily detained while officers investigated. They recovered no firearms at the scene.
How the Southlake traffic dispute escalated
The police account says the confrontation began with a traffic dispute near Kimball Avenue. Bryant said another driver had cut him off, and both parties went to a nearby parking lot, where the argument escalated into an alleged assault. Police cited Bryant for assault by contact, a Class C misdemeanor, and released him at the scene. The citation records an allegation; the accounts do not establish a court finding against him.
Bryant gave OutKick his account of the encounter, according to The Economic Times. He said one of the men threatened him and appeared to suggest he would shoot him, but then pulled out a phone and began recording. Bryant said he knocked the phone from the man’s hand after telling him to stop filming. That account describes Bryant’s actions and the alleged threat from his perspective.
What Bryant says happened when officers arrived
Bryant said an officer pointed a gun at him while his daughters watched. The Express-News, citing WFAA, reported that video Bryant provided to OutKick shows him handcuffed on the ground with other men as officers responded. An officer is seen holding a rifle in the video, the Express-News reported. That description does not establish whether the rifle was aimed at Bryant. The account says Bryant’s girlfriend, who was with his two daughters, recorded the video.
Police said several callers had reported a possible weapon, prompting officers to draw their firearms as a precaution. The Express-News reported that Southlake police gave WFAA a written statement and declined an interview. Bryant said he was concerned about his children seeing him on the ground with a gun pointed at him, according to The Economic Times’ account of his OutKick interview.
Bryant said he was instructed to appear at Southlake Municipal Court on or before November 20, The Economic Times reported. That is an appearance deadline he described, not a reported court outcome.
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Sources and context
- What has happened to Dez Bryant? Ex-Dallas Cowboys star claims police official pointed gun at him in front of his daughter. Watch viral video hereThe Economic Times
- Ex-Cowboy Dez Bryant says officer pointed gun at him in front of daughtersSan Antonio Express-News; article credits WFAA for reported video and police statement
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