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DJ Bien-Aime
HOUSTON — Texans security Jimmie Ward was arrested at 5:38 a.m. in Montgomery County, Texas, and is going through a felony assault cost, based on the Montgomery County Jail web site, allegedly for household violence following an incident in Magnolia.
Ward’s bail has been set, however he’s presently nonetheless in custody.
“We’re conscious of the report involving Jimmie Ward,” Omar Majzoub, the senior director of communications for the Texans, stated in a press release. “We’re gathering extra info and don’t have any additional remark right now.”
The complainant’s title has but to be launched, however deputies from the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Workplace got here to Ward’s dwelling after the complainant known as the authorities.
The complainant alleges that Ward assaulted, strangled, and threatened her. An emergency protecting order was filed on the request of the complainant.
Ward, 33, signed a two-year, $13 million contract with the Texans as a free agent after spending his first 9 seasons with the San Francisco 49ers. He came to visit to affix DeMeco Ryans in his first season teaching in Houston, as they’d historical past working collectively in San Francisco.
“We’re conscious of the matter and have been in touch with the membership,” the NFL stated in a press release. “We’ve no additional remark right now.”
In 2023, Ward performed 10 video games and had an interception. The Texans then gave him a one-year extension in August of 2024. He presently has a cap hit of $5,669,118.
