Ex-Central Phenix City football star Justyn Ross arrested in domestic violence incident

Former Central-Phenix City High School football star Justyn Ross, who was a standout at Clemson and now plays in the NFL as a wide receiver with the Kansas City Chiefs, has been arrested and faces criminal charges related to an alleged domestic violence incident.

Online court records on the Johnson County, Kansas, website show Ross, 23, is charged with domestic battery with no priors and criminal damage of less than $1,000. Both charges are misdemeanors.

At his arraignment Tuesday, Ross pleaded not guilty, his lawyer requested a jury trial, and the judge set bond at $2,500, KMBC reported. The judge ordered Ross to not contact the alleged victim or any witnesses.

The inmate database on the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office website shows Ross bonded out of jail later that day. He is scheduled to appear in district court Dec. 4.

The Kansas City Star reported that Shawnee, Kansas, police arrested Ross around 3 p.m., Monday, after an incident at an apartment.

Citing a criminal complaint filed by the Johnson County District Attorney’s Office, the alleged victim is someone with whom Ross “is or has been in a dating relationship,” the Star reported.

The Star also reported, according to police radio traffic recorded by Broadcastify.com, a dispatcher said the alleged victim told police that Ross was “dragging her through the house and has torn up the house.”

The alleged victim suffered unspecified minor injuries, the property damage is to a laptop, cellphone, computer monitor, gold bracelet and car key, and no weapons, alcohol or other drugs were involved in the incident, according to the police report cited by the Star.