CHARLOTTE (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Former Carolina Panthers linebacker Amaré Barno is facing several charges, including assault on a female, following a reported incident Wednesday night, according to Mecklenburg County court records.
Court documents state that a 26-year-old woman from Charlotte told Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police that Barno, who is 6’5″ tall and weighs 260 pounds, “aggressively pushed me into a vehicle and pushed me again after I didn’t fall to the ground.”
She also described an argument over personal belongings during which Barno allegedly tried to take a purse he had bought for her and dumped out its contents.
“There was a back and forth, regarding items I was removing from the residence, which caused him to attempt [ to grab] a purse he bought for me from me, and dumping out all of its contents, which lead to me turning off the power in the home and then he used unnecessary physical force,” she said in court records.
The reported incident took place at a residence where both a family member and a friend were also present, according to court filings.
Barno, 26, was arrested just before 10:45 p.m. on Wednesday, September 24, and charged with assault on a female and misdemeanor crime of domestic violence. He appeared in court Thursday morning for his first appearance and was issued a $5,000 unsecured bond.
A Mecklenburg County judge ordered Barno to have no contact with the victim.
Barno, a native of Blythewood, South Carolina, was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the sixth round of the 2022 NFL Draft after playing college football at Butler and later Virginia Tech. He was released from the Panthers earlier this summer.
As of now, Barno has not made a public statement regarding the allegations.