Former NFL Lineman Charged with Assault of Son and Son’s Boyfriend
NBC News.Staysniak’s son claimed his father displayed a firearm and told him and the boyfriend “that they’re lucky he saw who it was,” according to the affidavit. The boyfriend told deputies that Staysniak had “flashed a gun” and “had it against the side of his face at one point during the incident.”Staysniak told sheriff’s deputies that his neighbor had called him to report a suspicious car in their front yard, prompting him to investigate, gun in hand, to confront a potential threat.When he approached the car, he saw who was inside and told his son’s boyfriend that he could never return to his property.Staysniak denied hitting the boyfriend and said that his son “came after him.” He said he shoved his son with an “open hand,” and that his son began to bleed at the mouth. He said that he and his son “got into it” and that “he tried to attack him,” according to the affidavit. Staysniak further claimed he had to physically restrain his son and that his wife had to separate the two men.