Former Eagles cornerback Dimitri Patterson injured two police officers while trying to flee during a family court hearing on Tuesday, according to police via The Miami Herald.
Patterson, 34, appeared in Lawson E. Thomas Court Center when he was ordered by the judge to be taken into custody. At that time, Patterson tried to run out the door and tackled a female officer who fell and hit her head, while another officer suffered a wrist injury before he was taken into custody.
The female officer was taken to the hospital but later released.
This isn't Patterson's first brush with the law. ESPN's Rich Cimini reported in 2015 that the Miami native was charged with felony child abuse.
Per police reports obtained from the incident, Patterson met his ex-girlfriend at Aventura Mall on Aug. 1, 2015 for a custody exchange of their 1-year-old child when an argument ensued over child support payments.
"While placing the boy in the back seat of the car, Medina told Patterson to calm down, warning him that he wouldn't allow him to take the child.
"Patterson ‘grabbed her around her neck and threw her to the ground,' according to the incident report. ‘While this occurred, [Medina] was holding [the boy]. This action caused [him] to fall also and hit his head,'" Cimini reported.
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Court records show Patterson was eventually acquitted for culpable negligence and battery.
Patterson spent time with the Redskins, Chiefs, Eagles, Browns, Dolphins and Jets during his eight-year career. With the Eagles in 2009 and 2010, he appeared in 27 games (nine starts) with 50 tackles, four interceptions and one sack.
Patterson was last with the Jets in 2014 but suspended indefinitely by the team after leaving without contacting the organization. He was released a short time later and retired.
