BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A former LSU football player has been arrested for allegedly choking his girlfriend, then taking her cellphone so she could not call for help.
The Advocate reports (http://bit.ly/1BpsNQr ) East Baton Rouge Parish sheriff’s deputies responded to an apartment late Sunday night after the girlfriend of 25-year-old DeAngelo Peterson reported that he attacked her during an argument.
Peterson was booked on a count of simple battery as well as bench warrants for speeding.
Peterson committed to LSU in 2007 as a top wide receiver prospect in Louisiana but converted to tight end.
Peterson went undrafted following his senior season and signed a free agent contract with the St. Louis in 2012. He also spent time with the Washington and Denver.
It was unclear whether Peterson has an attorney.
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