Former Patriot Chandler Jones arrested in protecting order violation, authorities say

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Jones is scheduled to look in courtroom Dec. 4.

Chandler Jones was arrested early Friday on accusations of violating a home violence short-term safety order. (AP Photograph/John Locher, File) AP Photograph/John Locher, File

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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas Raiders defensive finish Chandler Jones has been arrested on accusations of violating a home violence short-term safety order, authorities stated.

Vegas-area police arrested the 33-year-old edge rusher early Friday. He’s being held on the Clark County Detention Heart with bail set at $15,000, based on on-line information.

He’s scheduled to look in courtroom Dec. 4. Lawyer Peter Christiansen in Las Vegas stated he represents Jones. He declined to remark about Jones’ arrest.

There was rising concern for Jones’ psychological well being as a result of peculiar conduct on social media. In a single video, he spent about 25 minutes speaking about quite a lot of subjects earlier than breaking down in tears when discussing Aaron Hernandez’s dying, whom he known as “Chico.”

Monday, in a since-deleted submit of a handwritten journal entry, he stated he was taken to a hospital “towards my will” by the Las Vegas Fireplace Division per week prior. He wrote that Las Vegas police had been available when the firefighters arrived.

The Raiders stated in a press release on X, previously generally known as Twitter, that the crew is “hopeful that Chandler Jones receives the care that he wants. He, his household, and all these concerned are in our ideas. As that is now a authorized matter, we is not going to be offering additional remark.”

Proprietor Mark Davis didn’t reply to a textual content request for remark.

Throughout his Friday availability, coach Josh McDaniels declined remark when requested for an replace on Jones, saying he “wasn’t up to the mark on every little thing.” He stated nothing has modified on the teaching employees’s finish.

“I take care of all of them,” McDaniels stated of his gamers. “I feel all of us do. We wish the most effective for all of our gamers, former gamers, and so forth. So, that can by no means change. That half goes to be there now and eternally for all the fellows we’ve coached and received a chance to know and work with. So, simply sort of take it because it comes right here as we’re going by way of this, and we proceed to attempt to do the most effective we will. Like I stated, there’s not a lot we will do apart from that.”

Jones has not performed a recreation this season for the Raiders and is on the non-football sickness listing.

The 11-year veteran completed second on the crew with each 4.5 sacks and 15 quarterback hits in 15 video games final season. He additionally tied for eleventh with 38 tackles.

Jones is tied for thirty seventh most all-time profession sacks, at 112.