Ex-NFL star Frank Gore has found himself in troubled waters after dragging a naked woman by her hair along the floor of an Atlantic City hotel and casino.
Gore, 39, was charged with simple assault following the domestic incident at Tropicana Atlantic City on July 31. He’s set to appear in court at 1:30 p.m. on Oct. 17 in Atlantic City.
The criminal complaint says Gore “violently dragged her nude person along the floor of the 59th hallway” of the resort’s Havana Tower, according to police documents viewed by TMZ Sports.
According to TMZ, Atlantic City Police were called to the scene shortly after 8 a.m. on July 31, but they did not make any arrests at that time due to the woman not showing any “signs of injury.”
Here’s the press release issued by Atlantic City Police Department on Tuesday:
“On July 31, 2022, at 8:11 AM, patrol units were dispatched to Tropicana Atlantic City for a report of a domestic violence dispute,“Officers arrived to find the victim, a 28-year-old woman from Miami Florida, speaking with hotel security. The victim did not exhibit signs of injury and complaints were not filed at the time.”
“However, an ensuing investigation resulted in Franklin Gore being charged with simple assault related to the domestic violence incident,” the department added.
The former 49ers running back is considered to be one of the greatest of all time after rushing for 16,000 yards over his 16-season career. Since retiring from the NFL, Gore has become a boxer, and said he was open to boxing the likes of Jake Paul at some time in the future, TMZ noted in another story.
CNS Maryland reported that analysis shows NFL players have higher rates of arrest in specific areas, including domestic violence.
“Approximately 7 percent of the people who played in the NFL between 2000 and 2014 were arrested, according to a CNS analysis, a lower arrest rate than the group of similarly aged men in the U.S. general population. When compared with U.S. men aged 21-34, NFL players were disproportionately arrested and charged with domestic violence, sex offenses, murder and weapons-related crimes. Those crimes accounted for a much larger portion of total arrests in the NFL.”