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Buffalo Bills offensive line coach Aaron Kromer was arrested early Sunday morning in Florida on a misdemeanor battery charge after allegedly punching a boy in the face and threatening to kill his family.

According to a statement released Sunday by the Walton County (Florida) sheriff's office, Kromer and his son, Zachary, allegedly confronted three boys, who had been fishing on the beach, over the use of beach chairs.

Kromer, 48, has been accused of pushing one of the boys to the ground and punching him in the face after throwing the fishing pole into the water. Kromer allegedly then ordered that the chairs be returned to where they were found and told the boy that he would kill his family if he reported him to the police, according to the statement.

According to a police report released Monday, after Kromer returned to his residence, Zachary Kromer, 21, talked to the boys about the chairs and tried to help them find the fishing pole that his father allegedly threw in the water before the younger Kromer also returned home.

Aaron Kromer was booked into the Walton County Jail at 1:51 a.m. ET and was released on bond at 3:10 a.m.

"We are aware of the report and in the process of gathering the facts," the Bills said in a statement released later Sunday morning.

The NFL is reviewing the case, a source told ESPN.

Kromer joined Rex Ryan's coaching staff in January after two seasons as the Chicago Bears' offensive coordinator.

According to a report in the Chicago Tribune last December, which multiple sources confirmed to ESPN, Kromer made a "tearful apology" during a team meeting after criticizing quarterback Jay Cutler to an NFL Network reporter.

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uffalo Bills offensive line coach Aaron Kromer was arrested early Sunday in Walton County, Fla. for misdemeanor battery with intent to cause bodily harm.

NFL.com's Ian Rapoport reported Sunday morning that Kromer was arrested and charged with battery after a “physical altercation” with his neighbor's son. Rapoport obtained information from the Walton County Jail that showed Kromer was booked at 1:51 a.m. Sunday and released on bond a little more than an hour later.

The Walton County Sheriff's Office issued a press release Sunday detailing the incident. According to the release, three boys were fishing on a local beach when Kromer and his son “confronted them” over the use of beach chairs that had been left out.

”Victims told deputies Kromer grabbed their fishing pole and threw the pole into the water and then pushed one of the boys to the ground and punched him in the face. It was stated Kromer then told the boys to return the chairs to where they found them,” the release reads. "The victim stated Kromer also told him if he reported him to the police he would kill his family.”

According to an arrest report from the Walton County Sheriff's Office​, Kromer returned to his residence after threatening the victims and Kromer's son tried to help the boys retrieve the fishing pole from the water.

Police are continuing to investigate, and additional charges may be filed.

The Bills released a statement on the arrest, according to ESPN's Mike Rodak: “We are aware of the report and in the process of gathering the facts.” Rodak also reported that no one else was arrested in in the altercation.

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