The Hennepin County attorney has filed a felony domestic assault charge against Vikings cornerback Chris Cook. The complaint says Cook, 24, allegedly choked his girlfriend for talking to an ex-boyfriend. A conviction could carry a prison sentence of up to three years.

The Minnesota Vikings have suspended cornerback Chris Cook indefinitely without pay. Through a statement, the Vikings said allegations against Cook were “very disturbing and disappointing.” Cook has been charged with felony domestic assault for allegedly choking his girlfriend. Coach Leslie Frazier says the team was "in shock" to hear Cook was arrested.

Vikings cornerback Chris Cook was to appear in court Monday for the first time since being arrested on felony domestic assault charges, but that appearance has been canceled. He was ordered held without bail on Saturday. His lawyer says Cook denies strangling his girlfriend during the dispute.

An attorney for the Minnesota Vikings cornerback says his client will contest two felony charges, including domestic assault by strangulation and third-degree domestic assault.

The attorney for Vikings' cornerback Chris Cook said his client denies strangling his girlfriend despite being jailed without bail on domestic assault charges. Cook was arrested early Saturday and missed Minnesota's game against Green Bay. He is being held in the Hennepin County Jail until prosecutors decide Monday whether to arraign him.

Vikings cornerback Chris Cook will now answer to a second felony assault charge. The Star Tribune reports the woman who accuses Cook of choking her now claims she suffered hearing loss after the alleged attack. Cook is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday before Hennepin County District Judge Robert Small.

An alleged incident involving a burrito has landed an Adams man in trouble with the law. Officials say Troy Hansen was charged in Mower County Court with gross misdemeanor domestic assault after he allegedly tossed a cooked burrito at a woman Tuesday night. The complaint doesn't state whether the woman was burned, but she says she was scared.

Sonny James Drury was charged Thursday with felony domestic assault and false imprisonment after an Oct. 7th incident where he ordered his girlfriend into her car and repeatedly assaulted her. The woman says Drury was upset about an impending return to prison.