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(Houston Chronicle) The saga of trouble-prone Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel took a darker turn when his former girlfriend accused him of striking her several times, according to a police report released Thursday.

Manziel wasn't arrested, however, and no charges are being filed in the incident by Fort Worth or Dallas law enforcement officials.

"The Dallas Police Department has conducted the appropriate investigative follow-up to the report forwarded to us by the Ft. Worth Police Department regarding an alleged incident involving Johnny Manziel," Dallas police said in a statement. "Investigative efforts to date have not resulted in the filing of a criminal complaint, and the incident is determined to be closed."

During the incident in question, Manziel threatened to kill Colleen Crowley and himself, according to Dallas TV station WFAA, which also reported that Crowley is seeking a protective order against the NFL player.

Crowley, a Houston native, model and TCU student, told Fort Worth police that the hard-partying former Heisman Trophy winner from Texas A&M assaulted her last weekend during an ugly altercation that began in Dallas at the Hotel ZaZa and continued on the way home to her apartment near the TCU campus.

Crowley described Manziel as acting "aggressive toward her" when she was left alone with him at the hotel and alleges he hit her multiple times as he drove her home, including a blow to her left ear. Manziel was driving because he didn't want her to drive while intoxicated, according to the police report.

Police stated that Manziel's ex-girlfriend became "increasingly uncooperative" during her interview, was "somewhat vague about the details of the assault," and refused to allow officers to photograph her or her injuries as the interview continued.

Tension-filled ride

When, according to WFAA, Crowley told Manziel "I hate you!" during the drive home, Manziel allegedly responded by telling the college student "he was going to drop me off, take my car and go kill himself" before breaking into laughter and yelling at her to "shut up, or I'll kill us both."

Manziel, who spent time at in inpatient drug treatment facility for multiple dependency issues a year ago, behaved as if he were "on some kind of drugs," Crowley told police. She also emphasized to police that he wasn't intoxicated, contradicting her previous statement.

Because Crowley expressed concern Manziel might harm himself, a police helicopter was dispatched to locate Manziel. Police eventually determined he was in no danger.

Manziel and Crowley didn't return telephone messages seeking comment, but Manziel told TMZ on Thursday: "It didn't happen. I'm completely stable. I'm safe and secure."

Crowley told police that in an attempt to avoid Manziel, she ran in and out of her apartment at Berkeley Luxury Apartment Homes and sought help from a neighbor. Manziel allegedly fled the apartment on foot.

Crowley got "irritated" with officers during the interview when they asked her if Manziel had assaulted her at the apartment.

Following multiple attempts from officers to find Manziel and speak with his parents, new residents of Fort Worth, a Fort Worth police officer spoke with Manziel's father, Paul Manziel. Paul Manziel told police his son was "doing fine" and requested that he not be contacted by police in the future unless there was an existing warrant, according to the report.

Paul Manziel didn't return a message seeking comment on the situation.

NFL statement regarding Johnny Manziel: “Our review of this incident began when it happened. We are aware of the police report.”

— Mike Leslie (@MikeLeslieWFAA) February 5, 2016

This isn't the first time Manziel and his relationship with Crowley have drawn police and NFL scrutiny. Manziel was previously investigated on Oct. 13 by Ohio police for allegedly hitting Crowley. Manziel and Crowley got into an argument, and she told police Manziel beat her and shoved her head into glass before recanting the allegations. Manziel acknowledged having a few alcoholic drinks to police but wasn't charged with a crime and was ultimately cleared by the NFL of violating its personal-conduct policy.

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