{"id":261299,"date":"2026-01-02T14:17:46","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T19:17:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=261299"},"modified":"2026-01-02T14:17:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T19:17:46","slug":"christian-barmore-is-facing-domestic-violence-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2026\/01\/02\/christian-barmore-is-facing-domestic-violence-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Christian Barmore Is Facing Domestic Violence Charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Just one day after the news of Stefon Diggs&#8217;s charges of felony strangulation and misdemeanor assault and battery, the Patriots are in the news once again. <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.wcvb.com\/article\/christian-barmore-arraigned-domestic-assault\/69893710\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WCVB-TV Boston<\/a> broke news that Christian Barmore is facing charges of domestic violence from an incident back in August involving his then-girlfriend. The former second-round pick is now in his fifth season with the New England Patriots. He&#8217;s had a very productive year following last season, which was cut short after just four games last season due to complications with blood clotting.<\/p>\n<p>Court documents regarding this case were released, as shown in this post on <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">X.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">According to court documents. <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ChristianBarmore?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#ChristianBarmore<\/a> New England Patriots defensive tackle is facing a domestic assault charge. <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/patriots?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#patriots<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Boston?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Boston<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Nfl?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Nfl<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UInED4WhwX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/UInED4WhwX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; John J. Hammann (@JohnHammann) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnHammann\/status\/2006411042868367557?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 31, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Patriots released a statement following the news of Barmore being charged.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Patriots have released a statement on Christian Barmore, who is charged with domestic assault, stemming from an alleged August incident. <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nWjjdXpSw6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/nWjjdXpSw6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ari Alexander (@AriA1exander) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AriA1exander\/status\/2006417684783837646?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 31, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Christian Barmore Is Facing Domestic Violence Charges<\/h2>\n<p>Barmore&#8217;s arraignment is scheduled for February 3rd in Attleboro District Court, just five days before Super Bowl LX.<\/p>\n<p>Mike Vrabel addressed the media shortly after the news broke of Barmore&#8217;s case. He was asked if he was disappointed in the allegations against both Diggs and Barmore, to which he replied;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Well, I would say not disappointing at all. I think that these are allegations&#8230; Its things we have to handle and every day there distractions, some smaller than others. I&#8217;m confident we&#8217;ll focus on the Dolphins.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The timing of these allegations is incredibly unfortunate for the team. The playoffs begin in just over a week and in the span of two days, the Patriots now have two key starters facing serious allegations that leave their eligibility in jeopardy.<\/p>\n<p>There was one potentially key difference in the team&#8217;s statements regarding these allegations. In the statement regarding Stefon Diggs&#8217;s case, the team included the sentence &#8220;We support Stefon.&#8221; That sentence was not included in their statement following the news of Barmore&#8217;s case.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Patriots have released a statement after Stefon Diggs was charged with felony strangulation or suffocation and misdemeanor assault and battery charges.<\/p>\n<p>More details on this developing story \ud83d\udd17 <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0EukCvH85B\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/0EukCvH85B<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oOZymKJfBY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/oOZymKJfBY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NBC Sports Boston (@NBCSBoston) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBCSBoston\/status\/2006049924903825504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 30, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Drake Maye was also asked about these reports in his media session on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Best thing coach Vrabel always says is let those guys speak for themselves&#8230; Whatever they need from me, I&#8217;m here for them&#8221;.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Amidst a shocking and unfortunate week surrounding players within the Patriots&#8217; locker room, the team still has to focus on finishing the season strong and focusing on the task at hand. This weekend, that task is the Miami Dolphins.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Patriots find themselves in the news for the second day in a row. 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