Houston Texans safety Jimmie Ward has been accused of threatening to kill his wife in front of their son amid a crystal meth-fueled rage, in a bombshell lawsuit.
In June, Ward was arrested on a felony domestic violence charge following an incident at his home where he allegedly choked Cristy West, with whom he was in a relationship for multiple years.
He now faces a civil lawsuit – in addition to the pending criminal charge which is seeking more than $20 million in damages.
Ward – who was named as the Texans captains for the 2024 season – is accused of forcefully entering West’s home at around 4:20 a.m. on June 12.
In the suit, West alleges that Ward was exhibiting ‘erratic and aggressive’ behavior and that he allegedly threatened to ‘f***ing kill’ West multiple times,
It is also claimed that he ‘dragged her into a bedroom’, slapped and choked her.
Houston Texans safety Jimmie Ward has been accused of threatening to kill his wife in a bombshell lawsuit
Houston Texans star Jimmie Ward’s mugshot after he was arrested back in June
The commotion woke their son up before West attempted to calm him down, the lawsuit alleges. Ward then demanded that West perform oral sex on him, which she did out of fear.
West eventually ran out of her home with her son while ‘naked and visibly injured’. She managed to leave when Ward went looking for her phone, the suit alleges.
She called 911, and Ward was then arrested.
DailyMail.com has reached out to Ward’s representatives for comment.
Stephen Jackson, who is representing Ward, said he is aware of the civil lawsuit filed by West but said he remains focused on the criminal case in Montgomery County, according to the Houston Chronicle.
Ward has spent most of his career with the San Francisco 49ers, who picked him in the first round of the 2014 Draft.
He played in the 2024 and 2020 Super Bowls that they lost to the Kansas City Chiefs on both occasions.
He joined the Texans in 2023 on a two-year, $10.5m deal that got extended by a year in 2024.
Ward, 33, played in two Super Bowls with the 49ers – they lost both to the Kansas City Chiefs
He played 10 times for the team last year, recording 48 tackles and two interceptions, but his season ended early with a foot injury that required surgery.
The Texans made the playoffs but lost in the first round against the Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City – a game where Caitlin Clark joined Taylor Swift in the stands as she cheered on boyfriend Travis Kelce.
Meanwhile, at the start of the month, Ward was apprehended by Montgomery County (Texas) police for consuming alcohol in violation of the terms of his June release, his attorney, Steve Jackson, told Daily Mail by phone.
Ward was picked up on an outstanding warrant earlier in the day, according to a Montgomery County government website that neglected to mention any new allegations against the veteran defensive back.
Jackson has since revealed to Daily Mail that this ‘wasn’t a new arrest,’ but the consequence of Ward testing positive for alcohol, which he’s prohibited from consuming as a condition of his June release – a standard measure in Montgomery County, according to Jackson.