Former Steelers linebacker Devin Bush arrested on assault charge in Allegheny County
Updated: 2:15 PM EDT May 5, 2025
A former Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker was arrested on an assault charge in Bell Acres, Allegheny County.According to the criminal complaint, Devin Bush allegedly got into an argument with his girlfriend at a home on Skymark Lane.Police said Bush tried to take his girlfriend’s phone and then fully pinned her to a massage table, according to the complaint. The woman told police Bush smashed her phone when he got to it.She was able to escape with her daughter to a neighbor’s home and called 911, police said in the complaint. The woman sustained some cuts to her wrist and a toe.Bush, 26, was charged with misdemeanor simple assault and a summary count of harassment, according to the complaint.Bush was released from the county jail on nonmonetary bail. An online docket shows that a preliminary hearing was scheduled for May 20.ESPN reported that the Cleveland Browns are “aware” of the situation. Bush signed a one-year contract with the Browns in March.
BELL ACRES, Pa. —
A former Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker was arrested on an assault charge in Bell Acres, Allegheny County.
According to the criminal complaint, Devin Bush allegedly got into an argument with his girlfriend at a home on Skymark Lane.
Police said Bush tried to take his girlfriend’s phone and then fully pinned her to a massage table, according to the complaint. The woman told police Bush smashed her phone when he got to it.
She was able to escape with her daughter to a neighbor’s home and called 911, police said in the complaint. The woman sustained some cuts to her wrist and a toe.
Bush, 26, was charged with misdemeanor simple assault and a summary count of harassment, according to the complaint.
Bush was released from the county jail on nonmonetary bail. An online docket shows that a preliminary hearing was scheduled for May 20.
ESPN reported that the Cleveland Browns are “aware” of the situation. Bush signed a one-year contract with the Browns in March.