Jonathan Dwyer arrested on domestic violence charges

Jonathan Dwyer has been deactivated from all team activities following his arrest Wednesday on allegations of aggravated assault.The arrests stem from two incidents involving a 27-year-old female and an 18-month-old child at Dwyer's home in southeast Phoenix at July 21 at 8 a.m. and July 22 at 4 p.m., according to the Phoenix Police Department. Dwyer, 25, was booked into Maricopa County Jail on Wednesday on one count of aggravated assault causing a fracture, one count of aggravated assault involving a minor, two counts of criminal damage, one count of preventing the use of a phone in an emergency, and assault.

Dwyer, 25, was booked into the Maricopa County Jail on one count of aggravate assault causing a fracture, one count aggravated assault involving a minor, two counts of criminal damage, one count of preventing the use of a phone in an emergency, and assault.

He was immediately deactivated by the NFL team.

“We became aware of these allegations this afternoon when notified by the Phoenix police and are cooperating fully,” the Cardinals said in a statement release on their verified twitter account. “Given the serious nature of the allegations we have taken the immediate step to deactivate Jonathan from all team activities. We will continue to closely monitor this as it develops and evaluate additional information as it become available.”

Cardinals RB Jonathan Dwyer arrested on domestic violence charge

The two altercations allegedly took place on July 21 and July 22 and Dwyer is facing a total of five charges: one count of aggravated assault causing a fracture, one count of aggravated assault involving a minor, two counts of criminal damage and one count of preventing someone from calling 911.

Police actually responded to Dwyer's home after the July 21 incident because Dwyer's neighbors had reported a disturbance. Dwyers wife answer the door that night and conviced police that she had gotten into a verbal dispute with Dwyer and that there was no need for authorities to intervene.

The Cardinals reacted quickly to the arrest. The team announced that Dwyer has been deactivated for this week's game against the 49ers.

"We became aware of these allegations this afternoon when notified by Phoenix police and are cooperating fully," the team said in a statement. "Given the serious nature of the allegations we have taken the immediate step to deactivate Jonathan from all team activities. We will continue to closely monitor this as it develops and evaluate additional information as it becomes available."

The Cardinals running back has carried the ball 16 times for 51 yards and a touchdown through the first two weeks of the season.Dwyer's arrest comes on the same day that the Panthers placed defensive end Greg Hardy on the Exempt/Commissioner's Permission list. Hardy, who's awaiting a jury trial on domestic violence charges, won't be able to participate in any team activities until his legal issues are resolved.

Dwyer’s arrests comes at a time when domestic violence cases have shaken the NFL, eroding fans and corporate trust and some believe threatened the job of commissioner Roger Goodell.