Former Indianapolis Colts and Green Bay Packers linebacker Antonio Morrison is facing at least one felony charge stemming from a series of erratic disturbances in Carmel, Indiana, according to court documents filed this week in Hamilton County.
Morrison, 25, was charged Monday with intimidation, court records show. No attorney had been listed for him as of Friday.
The Colts declined to comment on the case.
A probable cause affidavit obtained by IndyStar says Morrison allegedly accused a neighbor of “stepping into his space” on April 22 and made lewd comments to the man, such as “I am going to screw your wife,” Carmel police said in the affidavit.
Former Indianapolis Colts linebacker Antonio Morrison has been charged with intimidation, court records show. (Photo: Kirby Lee, USA TODAY Sports)
The next day, on April 23, police responded to a verbal disturbance call from the same neighbor. The man reportedly told officers that Morrison came to his front door, rang the doorbell and yelled “that he was going to kill” him.
The man said he felt in fear for his life, the affidavit filed Monday stated.
Court records show a warrant was issued Monday for Morrison’s arrest.
On Wednesday, Carmel Police filed a second affidavit seeking to seize a firearm owned by Morrison, according to a copy of the document.
The affidavit says Morrison presents “an imminent risk of personal injury to (himself) or to another individual.”
That affidavit cites the April incidents, but it also details two other incidents from the month of May.
On May 1, Carmel Police Officer Jerek Murphy said Morrison approached another neighbor and threatened him, telling him to “get inside your condo (expletive),” the document said.
The neighbor did not want to press charges, police said in the affidavit, but said that Morrison’s behavior has become “increasingly erratic and aggressive.”
This past Sunday, May 10, officers and the Carmel Fire Department responded to a fire call at a condominium.
Before authorities entered the building, Morrison came to the main floor window and said he had burnt some food and had it all under control, according to the affidavit. Morrison, though, refused to come outside when he was told to, the document said.
A shotgun was seen by the entry door to the apartment.
Carmel Police Detective Chad Amos found that Morrison has an approved gun permit with validation dates of Oct. 25, 2016, through Oct. 25, 2020, according to the affidavit.
But he also found that Morrison was denied by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System from possessing a firearm on March 9, 2020, according to the document.
In addition to the Carmel charge, jail records show that Morrison was arrested Thursday in Indianapolis and remains held in Marion County Jail on preliminary charges of battery and battery against a public safety official. Court records show he has not been formally charged.
A report provided to IndyStar from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office says Morrison committed battery on a security officer. Additional details weren’t provided, but the office told IndyStar that the incident happened at Community Hospital North.
It wasn’t immediately clear if the Carmel and Indianapolis incidents are related.
Morrison has two upcoming court dates stemming from the incidents. The first, on May 18, is to address the preliminary battery charges. The second, on June 11, is a hearing to address the firearms seizure.
Morrison was a fourth-round draft pick by the Colts in 2016 and was traded to the Green Bay Packers in 2018. The team released him in 2019, after one season.
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