Dallas Cowboys running back Joseph Randle has been arrested for the second time in less than four months, this time on suspicion of marijuana possession after a domestic-violence call to police in his hometown in Kansas.
Wichita police spokesman Lt. James Espinoza said Randle was arrested early Tuesday after the 22-year-old mother of Randle’s child called 911 to report she fought with him in a hotel room. Espinoza said the woman showed no signs of being injured. She was there so Randle could see his child.
The 23-year-old Randle was arrested after a small amount of marijuana was found, and he was ordered to appear in court in three weeks on the possession charge. He wasn’t taken into custody.
Espinoza said there was a report of a weapon being involved, but police couldn’t find one and were told another man left with a handgun. An investigation is continuing.
It’s the second arrest since October for Randle, who faced a misdemeanor shoplifting charge at a Dallas-area mall after police in the suburb of Frisco say he was accused of taking $123 worth of cologne and underwear from a department store.
The Cowboys didn’t immediately comment on the incident, and Randle’s agent didn’t return messages seeking comment.
NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said in an e-mail to The Associated Press that the league “will look into it.”
Randle is the backup to 2014 NFL rushing leader DeMarco Murray, who is set to become a free agent. Randle had 343 yards rushing and three touchdowns in his second season.
A fifth-round draft pick in 2013 after skipping his final season at Oklahoma State, Randle has two years remaining on his four-year, $2.3 million rookie contract.
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