Police: Milan Lucic allegedly attacked spouse throughout argument over lacking cellphone

Newly accessible court docket paperwork are shedding mild on Bruins ahead Milan Lucic’s arrest early on Saturday, after he allegedly attacked his spouse throughout an argument over a lacking cellphone. 

In line with a police report filed in Boston Municipal Court docket, officers responded to Lucic’s North Finish residence constructing shortly after 1 a.m. Saturday and spoke together with his spouse, who mentioned Lucic turned violent after returning residence from an evening out. 

Lucic allegedly couldn’t discover his telephone and started yelling at his spouse, believing she had hidden it from him, in response to the police report. 

“The sufferer said that she didn’t have his mobile phone and didn’t know the place it was positioned,” police wrote. “She said that she tried to stroll away from her husband, and said that the suspect grabbed her by her hair and pulled her backwards. She said that in doing so, the suspect said to her that she was not going anyplace.” 

Lucic’s spouse mentioned he had been consuming that night time, in response to the report. She declined medical therapy and advised police that her husband hadn’t tried to strangle her, although an officer seen redness on her chest on the scene. 

Officers went to the couple’s residence and spoke with Lucic, who allegedly appeared intoxicated when he answered the door. 

“He said to officers that nothing had occurred and didn’t try to offer any rationalization,” police wrote.

In line with the report, officers additionally discovered a damaged lamp and what gave the impression to be shards of glass on the bed room ground, although Lucic allegedly advised police it was damaged plastic. The professional athlete was taken into custody with out incident. 

He’s scheduled for arraignment Tuesday morning on one depend of assault and battery on a member of the family. It was not instantly clear whether or not Lucic had employed a lawyer. 

The Bruins introduced Saturday that Lucic is taking an indefinite go away of absence from the staff. 

“The group takes these issues very significantly and can work with the Lucic household to offer any help and help they could want,” the assertion learn. “We can have no additional remark at the moment.”