Okay so giving the shit that is swirling around in the toilet this isn’t the most appropriate picture of Shawne Merriman but since C+D specializes in immature media (c) Rabid Beaver’s lawyer what would you expect?

Long story short, the San Diego Chargers linebacker made Tila Tequila’s face beat up his hands when she attempted to leave his residence early Sunday morning.

Tequila, 27, signed a citizen’s arrest warrant, charging Merriman with battery and false imprisonment, San Diego County Sheriff’s Lt. Gary Steadman said.

Deputies responded about 3:45 a.m. to Merriman’s house in Poway, north of San Diego, after a woman called to say she was choked by the player and thrown to the ground when she tried to leave, Sheriff’s Department spokesman Jan Caldwell said at a news conference.

Merriman, 25, was taken into custody and booked into the central jail at about 8:30 a.m. He was released shortly after 11 a.m. Caldwell said she didn’t know if he posted bail or was released on his own recognizance.

Tequila was taken to a hospital. Her condition was not immediately available.

Caldwell said deputies determined Tequila had been drinking. She said she wasn’t sure about Merriman. Caldwell said there were other people at the house, but wasn’t sure if any of Merriman’s teammates were there.

There had been considerable Twitter chatter between Tequila and Merriman during the last two months. She tweeted several times about going to the Chargers’ game Friday night and a party she held afterward at a downtown club, including:

“Im the Head Cheerleader Prom Queen and @shawnemerriman is the Prom King! hahaha! LETS GOOO! LIGHTS OUT! SAN DIEGO I WILL SEE U TOMORROW!”

In her latest tweet, she thanks her fans for sending their prayers, love, and support and says that she is back in Los Angeles.