Cowboys RB Randle facing abuse claims

Dallas Cowboys running back Joseph Randle is facing claims of domestic abuse from his exgirlfriend after police in his Kansas hometown say they are investigating whether there is “more to” his recent arrest at a hotel than a drug charge that has been dropped.

The 22-year-old mother of Randle’s child has filed for a protective order, saying he threatened to “blast the vehicle” with their son inside after pointing a gun at her f riend .

Dalia Jacobs wrote in a request filed Wednesday in district court in Wichita, Kansas, that Randle smashed the windshield of the car with his fist, “causing glass to shatter across my friend and my child.”

The incident occurred the same night the 23-year-old Randle was arrested on a marijuana possession charge at a Wichita hotel after a woman called 911. He was not taken into custody, and no charges related to domestic violence have been filed.

Police dropped the marijuana charge Friday, but spokesman Lt. James Espinoza says other charges are possible.

“We feel that there’s more to it than just a marijuana charge,” Espinoza said. “We want to have the ability to present all of the charges, instead of just one.”

Randle’s agent, Erik Burkhardt, declined to comment on the drug charge being dropped. He didn’t respond to a later request for comment on the protective order. The Cowboys declined comment .

NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said the league was looking into the incident. Two months ago, the NFL announced a revamped personal conduct policy that included adding someone to oversee cases of domestic violence. No hiring has been announced.