SEATTLE — Seahawks defensive lineman Rocky Bernard was arrested Monday after a woman told police he hit her at a downtown nightclub.
Bernard was booked into the King County Jail under his full name, Robert Eugene Bernard, for investigation of domestic violence assault, a misdemeanor.
A Seattle police report said the woman reported that she and a friend were at a club when they saw Bernard arguing with another woman. The victim said Bernard then approached her and hit her in the forehead with his closed fist, causing her head to hit a glass divider.
The police report said when the victim fled in a friend’s car, Bernard hit the car windows as they drove away.
The 22-year-old Renton woman, who has a child with Bernard, declined to be taken to a hospital.
Bernard was being held without bail pending a preliminary hearing Tuesday. It was not immediately known whether he was represented by a lawyer.
The Seahawks had no immediate comment on Bernard’s situation.
Bernard turned 29 Saturday. He is in the final year of a three-year, $13 million contract extension he signed in 2006.
A fifth-round draft choice in 2002, Bernard has played in 88 games and started 40.
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