Ex-NFL star Dez Bryant hires high-powered law firm after misdemeanor charge from parking lot incident: report

Former NFL player Dez Bryant has hired a law firm after being charged with assault by contact, a misdemeanor, stemming from a parking lot altercation in October. Bryant claims the incident began when he was threatened after accusing two men of reckless driving and then knocked a phone out of one man’s hand when he began recording him. Police responded to the scene, and while officers drew their firearms as a precaution, no weapons were recovered, and Bryant was issued a citation and released.

• Dez Bryant, a former NFL player, has hired a law firm to represent him.
• He faces a misdemeanor charge of assault by contact following a parking lot incident in October.
• Bryant alleges the confrontation started after he accused others of reckless driving and was threatened.
• He admits to knocking a phone out of a man’s hand during the argument.
• Police responded to the scene but found no firearms, and Bryant was cited and released.