SAN DIEGO (AP) - Authorities say San Diego Chargers star
linebacker Shawne Merriman has been arrested on suspicion of
choking and restraining his girlfriend, a reality TV star, as she
tried to leave his Southern California home.
San Diego County Sheriff's Lt. Gary Steadman says 27-year-old
Tila Tequila signed a citizen's arrest warrant early Sunday,
charging Merriman with battery and false imprisonment.
Tequila was taken to a hospital. Her condition was not
immediately available.
Merriman, 25, was taken into custody by deputies who responded
to a distress call at his home in Poway, north of San Diego.
Tequila, whose real name is Tila Nguyen, is best known for her
MTV dating reality show, "A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila."