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Police handcuffed former Dallas Cowboys superstar Dez Bryant and pointed at least one large gun at him during a wild altercation outside of a restaurant in Texas on Sunday, shocking new video shows.<\/p>\n
The incident occurred in Southlake just minutes after Bryant said in an interview with Outkick that he had gotten into a dispute with two young adults over their driving behavior.<\/p>\n
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Bryant told the outlet the two men cut him off while behind the wheel of their vehicles on a roadway just outside of the eatery, and when they all got to the establishment\u2019s parking lot, he and one of the men quarreled over the situation.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe get out of the car, he talking crazy,\u201d Bryant said. \u201cI get out of the car, I\u2019m talking my mess. And he go to threatening me.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Bryant said the man insinuated \u201che\u2019ll shoot me or whatever.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI told him, I said, \u2018Hey, man, you pull that gun, I\u2019m telling you right now, you better use it because if you don\u2019t, I\u2019m going to do something to you,’\u201d Bryant said, noting the man did not have a gun visible on his person.<\/p>\n
The man then allegedly took out his phone to film Bryant, which bothered the three-time Pro Bowl receiver.<\/p>\n
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\u201cI knocked the phone out of his hand,\u201d Bryant said. \u201cAnd first thing he said was, \u2018I\u2019m fitting to call the police.\u2019 I said, \u2018Call them. You\u2019re threatening me, so it\u2019s all good. I have the right to protect myself.’\u201d<\/p>\n
Multiple police officers then arrived on scene, drew their guns and handcuffed the involved parties, according to video obtained by Outkick.<\/p>\n
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Bryant could be seen in the footage laying on his stomach with his arms behind his back, screaming, \u201cHe threatened me.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bryant told Outkick the cops briefly investigated the matter, but sided with the two young men, with one of the officers imploring him to \u201cbe the bigger person.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI asked him, \u2018How can I be the bigger person?\u2019\u201d Bryant said, noting the scene unfolded in front of his kids. \u201cI told him I got every right to feel how I\u2019m feeling.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Bryant said he was ultimately issued a citation for assault, given a future court date and allowed to leave.<\/p>\n
A request seeking comment from the Southlake Police Department by the California Post on Monday was not immediately returned.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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