Broncos coach Michael Wilhite, accused of hitting the policeman at Denver Airport Drop-Off Lane, judicial records-Loveland Reporter-Herald

Broncos outside Linebackers coach Michael Wilhite is accused of hitting a police officer In front of the abandonment line at Denver International Airport on Sunday, according to judicial documents.

Wilhite, 38 years old, is facing a single accusation of criminal aggression on the incident, the judicial documents shows. The police say he climbed the airport on the eastern terminal around 2:09 pm on Sunday, left Ford Bronco from 2021 and left it unattended, according to a police statement against Wilhite.

A Denver police officer in uniform, distributed in the area, was close to Wilhite when the coach returned to his vehicle and told Wilhite that he could not leave his vehicle unattended, according to the statement.

Wilhite told the officer twice: “Close (exploit) up,” according to the statement. Wilhite then approached the officer and “hit his chest” in the officer, according to the statement. The officer threw Wilhite back, and Wilhite hit the officer in front, the police said.

The officer fell to the ground and Wilhite returned to his car, but as he opened the door to enter, the officer pulled his taser, according to the statement. The taser hit Wilhite near the hip and left side. The taser shocked him for a few seconds, then Wilhite got into his car and left, according to the statement.

The officer had “visible wounds” on his knees, as well as jaw pains, according to the statement.

Wilhite, who was later arrested, waited on Monday morning at the Denver County Court, in a yellow prison jumpsuit. He was not handcuffed and discussed with the deputies in prison before his hearing.

Magistrate Arnie Beckman set a duty of $ 5,000 for Wilhite during the short hearings and said she was concerned about the alleged violence.

“These are routine interactions, everyday, which thousands of people successfully pass at the airport, without assaulting a police officer,” Beckman said. “That a routine, the daily meeting has transformed violently in connection with the court.”

Wilhite’s lawyer, Stephen Burstein, refused to comment after hearing, but said he was expecting Wilhite to bind from prison on Monday.

A Broncos’s spokesman said previously The team was aware of the coach’s arrest And that the team gathers more information.

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