In the eyes of the Frisco Police, Dallas Cowboys standout David Irving is guilty of no crime. In the eyes of Collin County, Irving has been deemed the responsible parent in his relationship with estranged girlfriend Angela Sanchez - so much so that Irving was recently granted custody of their 5-year-old daughter Zoe.

Nevertheless, Irving - who on Monday traveled from Texas to California planning to take possession of his daughter and legally remove her from Sanchez' parents' home - remains concerned about the appearances he fears Sanchez is willing to create.

"(Sanchez) has already shown what’s she’s capable of," Irving told me Tuesday, speaking through his representative Louis Bing while still in Moreno Valley, California, at the police station, with his daughter. "I’m doing what I can, through all the proper channels, to get it to stop.”

UPDATE: At 10 p.m., I'm told Irving was allowed by police to leave the station with his daughter.

The court order that grants #Cowboys David Irving the right to remove his daughter from California to return her home, which he has done tonight: pic.twitter.com/9ONuGiHFcG — mike fisher ? (@fishsports) May 15, 2018

The Cowboys -- who I'm told gave their blessing to miss Monday and Tuesday voluntary workouts at The Star to travel to California -- have long known about the tumultuous relationship between Sanchez and Irving, which became public on the weekend of April 22, when she twice in one day had police intervene so she could enter Irving's home. (Police did not grant her those demands.) On the second call, she accused Irving of domestic violence. While law-enforcement officials were in the process of opting to not pursue charges, Sanchez logged into his social-media accounts and made additional accusations.

Sanchez later recanted on her claims to police. Part of her statement:

“I was very upset and made some allegations that were false ... I had no intentions of getting into trouble. ... David did not put his hands on me at any time. ... David is a great father ... I would urge the media to please refrain from spreading this false story.”

During about this same time period, however, Sanchez appeared on a San Antonio radio station and suggested a desire to seek some sort of revenge against her estranged boyfriend.

(My requests to seek a response from Sanchez for this story have been so-far unsuccessful.)

The relationship, Irving tells me, ended following the false accusations. Still, the problems continue. ... and it’s not “the media” spreading stories.

Irving - who mutual friends of the couple say was kicked off the Iowa State football team in 2013 and then went undrafted in part due to this volatile partnership - is in possession of texts and photos distributed by Sanchez to him and others. The material includes photos that purport to show bruises (associates of the two tell me they are from her workout sessions as an aspiring MMA fighter) and Sanchez’ threats of blackmail. The Irving camp is under the assumption that the material and accusations she is presenting to them will also eventually be presented to media outlets like TMZ.

UPDATE: Late into Tuesday evening, Sanchez has indeed posted dozens of accusatory photographs to her social-media accounts.

David Irving's camp says they are receiving a flood of tests from his estranged girlfriend, and assume Angela Sanchez will send the same flood to media outlets. 'I just want peace,' the #Cowboys standout tells me. pic.twitter.com/NYhf9blJQt — mike fisher ? (@fishsports) May 15, 2018

“I just want peace,” says Irving, who a few days before the April 22 accusations had just signed a new one-year contract that will pay him $2.914 million and is being counted on to start at defensive tackle for Dallas. “Peace for me to be able to do my job and get on with my life. And mostly, peace for Zoe.”