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Manziel's troubles mount, police open criminal investigation
Dallas police announced Friday night they were launching a criminal investigation into a domestic violence assault complaint filed against Manziel, who was involved in an altercation last weekend during which he allegedly struck his ex-girlfriend, Colleen Crowley, several times.
On Thursday, police in Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas, said they had closed their investigations into allegations involving Manziel.
The turn of events came on the same day Manziel was dropped by his agent, his father said he fears for his son's life and it was revealed that Crowley received a protective order against the former Heisman Trophy winner, preventing him from seeing her for two years.
Manziel's world appears to be crumbling....
.....Paul Manziel told The Dallas Morning News that his son refused to enter rehab facilities twice in the past week.
''I truly believe if they can't get him help, he won't live to see his 24th birthday,'' he told the newspaper.
The elder Manziel also said he tried to have his son admitted to a psychiatric and chemical dependency hospital, but he was allowed to leave despite his father telling officers he believed his son was suicidal.....
.....Manziel's agent, Erik Burkhardt, expressed ''deep regret'' in deciding to end the business relationship with a personal he considers a close friend. For Burkhardt, there was no longer any choice.
''Though I will remain a friend and Johnny supporter, and he knows I have worked tirelessly to arrange a number of professional options for him to continue to pursue, it has become painfully obvious that his future rests solely in his own hands,'' the agent said in a statement....."
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