Ex-NFL linebacker Darron Lee has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the death of his girlfriend in Tennessee.
Lee, 31, was taken into custody Thursday at a residence on the 7500 block of Snow Cone Way in Ooltewah, Tennessee, near Chattanooga.
He was also charged with evidence tampering.
Deputies with the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office arrived at the residence in response to a report of a CPR in progress.
Life-saving measures were unsuccessful, and the woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
Her name and age were not released by the sheriff’s office pending notification of next of kin. Her manner of death was also withheld.
Lee is being held at the Hamilton County jail, according to inmate records. He was charged with assault and domestic violence in 2023.
He allegedly pushed a woman “against the wall, throwing her to the floor and striking her face and head 8 to 9 times with his closed fists,” according to Tennessee’s News 9.
Lee was the New York Jets’ first-round draft pick in 2016.
He previously played for the Kansas City Chiefs and the Buffalo Bills. The standout at Ohio State was named defensive MVP of the 2015 Sugar Bowl.
