An arrest warrant was issued against DeMarcus cousins ​​following a threatening phone call

An arrest warrant has been issued in Alabama for DeMarcus Cousins According to a police officer, he made a threatening phone call to his child's mother.

"A warrant for arrest has been launched," said a spokesman for the mobile police service. says USA Today.

According to the MPD's website, Cousins ​​faces a charge of domestic violence – harassing third-degree communications, a crime.

The charge is punishable by a maximum sentence of one year behind bars.

TMZ Sports broke the story … ex-girlfriend of the NBA star, Cristy West, told the police that she had recorded a phone call with Cousins ​​in which he threatened "put a bullet in the head" if she did not let their 7 year old attend his wedding.

West lives in Alabama and the wedding took place in Atlanta.

During the call, West told Cousins ​​that she would not allow the child to attend – although she did not explain it. Why.

In court documents filed by West, she claims that cousins ​​had strangled her in a previous incident – but she did not specify.

As for Cousins, the star of the Los Angeles Lakers – who suffered from an ACL tear earlier this month – did not comment on the charges.

The NBA says it's reviewing the allegations.

Calls to cousin representatives have not been returned.