PHILADELPHIA -- A burglary attempt at the New Jersey residence of Fletcher Cox prompted the Eagles defensive tackle to grab a shotgun, causing the suspect to flee, according to a complaint filed to the Harrison Township Municipal Court.

The suspect was the ex-boyfriend of the woman staying at Cox's residence, according to the complaint filed last Wednesday.

The suspect is said to have damaged a vehicle on the property by throwing rocks through the front and rear windows and then attempted to gain entrance to the residence by throwing large rocks through the front doors.

He was allegedly observed on surveillance cameras walking around the exterior of the residence with a baseball bat, and attempted to enter through the garage multiple times.

Cox grabbed a shotgun, forcing the suspect to flee the area in a black Porsche before eventually being apprehended.

"The police are handling it," coach Doug Pederson said Wednesday. "It's a personal issue so I'm out of it."

Cox missed practice with an illness on the same date as the alleged incident. Pederson said his absence was "unrelated to that."

The suspect is said to have caused over $2,000 in damages by throwing rocks through the front doors of the residence.

"Obviously we do our best to protect our players here on premise but obviously they have personal lives and we all have personal lives and things are going to come up, and so we do the best we can to educate our players and try to protect them the best we can," Pederson said.