GREENWOOD, Ind. — Greenwood police arrested former Indianapolis Colts player Zurlon Tipton Jr. Christmas Day.
Authorities responded to a report of shots fired around 1 a.m. Friday in the 1400 block of Round Lake Road. Witnesses described a Jeep that fled the scene which police pulled over a few blocks away occupied by Tipton Jr. and his brother, Cortez Tipton.
Officers say they found a loaded handgun and assault rifle inside the vehicle. Tipton Jr. told cops that he received messages from his girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend and was concerned about her safety and went to check on her.
The ex-Colts player believed the ex-boyfriend was inside the home which led to Tipton Jr. firing shots in the driveway, police said.
Tipton Jr. was arrested and charged with criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon. Nobody was injured.