Additional details emerge about Jonathon Cooper's arrest

Denver Broncos linebacker Jonathon Cooper, 28, and his girlfriend were reportedly both arrested on domestic violence charges, TMZ reported on Friday. 

The arrests stem from an alleged altercation between the couple on Thursday night, with details from the police affidavit beginning to shed light on what reportedly took place leading up to their arrests for misdemeanor domestic violence and misdemeanor criminal mischief.

Domestic violence incident explained

Since then, additional details have surfaced about his arrest. According to The Denver Post, Cooper was accused by his girlfriend of cheating on her, which led to the dispute. According to the affidavit, his girlfriend proceeded to take his phone and throw it across the room and then later retrieved it.

It was also reported in the affidavit that Cooper grabbed his girlfriend by the upper arms in an attempt to wrestle the phone away from her. It then stated that he “braced his neck against her neck to prevent her from getting it."