Police detain Zeke

Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott was handcuffed by police, but not arrested, after a scuffle involving event staff at a Las Vegas music festival, officials said Monday. The 23-year-old was detained briefly about 3 a.m. local time Saturday near a gate to the overnight Electric Daisy Carnival at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway after police officers saw him “push a security officer to the ground,” Officer Laura Meltzer said in a statement. “The security guard who was the victim of the misdemeanor battery refused to press charges,” the statement said, and the officers released Elliott. He was not charged with a crime. Cellphone video posted by celebrity website TMZ appeared to show Elliott speaking with a woman and then with several security and event staff members, including one who falls backward over a metal parking area barricade before police arrive. Elliott is handcuffed and led away. Elliott’s agent Frank Salzano said Monday that Elliott was released shortly after the video ends, and that event security misconstrued the situation and overreacted. The agent identified the woman in the video as Elliott’s girlfriend.