WWE Hall of Famer Jerry Lawler was arrested for domestic violence early Friday morning, according to Memphis’ WFSB.com. Lawler and his fiancée Lauryn McBride allegedly got into an argument that turned violent. McBride told local police that Lawler held her against the kitchen counter, hit her head and then pushed her against the stove. Lawler then went and got a pistol and put it on the kitchen counter and told her to “go ahead and kill yourself.”
Lawler told police that the argument started when McBride lied to him about where she had been. Lawler claims that she scratched him in the face, threw a candle at him, and kicked him in the groin. Lawler also claimed that she was was drunk and suicidal.
Both Lawler and McBride were arrested and booked into the Shelby County Jail around 1 am Friday.
WWE issued the following statement:
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Jerry Lawler was arrested at his home Friday morning by the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office in Memphis, Tenn.
According to a police report, Lawler and his girlfriend, Lauryn McBride, were taken into custody and booked on alleged charges of domestic assault—bodily harm, a misdemeanor.
WWE has zero tolerance for matters involving domestic violence, and per our policy, Jerry Lawler has been suspended indefinitely following his arrest.
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