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By Matt Barrows
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SAN JOSE -- 49ers defensive end Ray McDonald was arrested for domestic violence early Sunday morning in San Jose. Police arrived at McDonald’s home at 2:48 a.m. where a party was being held in honor of McDonald’s birthday. He turns 30 on Tuesday.
McDonald apparently was involved in an altercation with his fiancee, whom a police source said is 10 weeks pregnant. When she showed police bruising on her neck and arms, McDonald was arrested without incident. News of the arrest first was reported by NBC Bay Area.
Other 49ers were present, including tight end Vernon Davis and defensive end Demarcus Dobbs. McDonald was booked at 5:30 a.m. in Santa Clara County jail for “inflicting injury on a spouse or cohabitant,” according to the Santa Clara Department of Corrections. Bail has not yet been set.
McDonald was arrested for DUI in Santa Clara County in 2010. Last week, in the wake of uproar over Ravens running back Ray Rice’s suspension, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell instituted harsher penalties for league employees involved in assault, battery, domestic violence or sexual assault. First-time offenders will receive a six-game suspension. A second offense results in a lifetime ban.
Rice was given a two-game suspension after hitting his then-fiancee in February. S urveillance cameras showed Rice dragging her out of a casino elevator, apparently unconscious, after the incident. Meanwhile, Jim Harbaugh has told his players that domestic violence would not be tolerated on his team.
“He said that we can do anything in the world and we can come and talk to him and he’ll forgive us except put our hands on women,” former 49ers safety Donte Whitner said last season. “If you put your hand on a woman, then you’re done in his book.”
McDonald’s arrest marks the seventh time a 49er has been arrested since Aldon Smith was pulled over for DUI in Miami beach in January 2012. Smith has been arrested three times and last week was given a nine-game suspension by the league.
Along with fellow defensive end Justin Smith and linebacker Patrick Willis, McDonald has been one of the veteran leaders on the 49ers defense since he became a starter in 2011. he’s started all but three games in that span and last season played through a biceps tear.
His main backups this year are Quinton Dial and Tank Carradine.
mbarrows@sacbee.com
SAN JOSE -- 49ers defensive end Ray McDonald was arrested for domestic violence early Sunday morning in San Jose. Police arrived at McDonald’s home at 2:48 a.m. where a party was being held in honor of McDonald’s birthday. He turns 30 on Tuesday.
McDonald apparently was involved in an altercation with his fiancee, whom a police source said is 10 weeks pregnant. When she showed police bruising on her neck and arms, McDonald was arrested without incident. News of the arrest first was reported by NBC Bay Area.
Other 49ers were present, including tight end Vernon Davis and defensive end Demarcus Dobbs. McDonald was booked at 5:30 a.m. in Santa Clara County jail for “inflicting injury on a spouse or cohabitant,” according to the Santa Clara Department of Corrections. Bail has not yet been set.
McDonald was arrested for DUI in Santa Clara County in 2010. Last week, in the wake of uproar over Ravens running back Ray Rice’s suspension, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell instituted harsher penalties for league employees involved in assault, battery, domestic violence or sexual assault. First-time offenders will receive a six-game suspension. A second offense results in a lifetime ban.
Rice was given a two-game suspension after hitting his then-fiancee in February. S urveillance cameras showed Rice dragging her out of a casino elevator, apparently unconscious, after the incident. Meanwhile, Jim Harbaugh has told his players that domestic violence would not be tolerated on his team.
“He said that we can do anything in the world and we can come and talk to him and he’ll forgive us except put our hands on women,” former 49ers safety Donte Whitner said last season. “If you put your hand on a woman, then you’re done in his book.”
McDonald’s arrest marks the seventh time a 49er has been arrested since Aldon Smith was pulled over for DUI in Miami beach in January 2012. Smith has been arrested three times and last week was given a nine-game suspension by the league.
Along with fellow defensive end Justin Smith and linebacker Patrick Willis, McDonald has been one of the veteran leaders on the 49ers defense since he became a starter in 2011. he’s started all but three games in that span and last season played through a biceps tear.
His main backups this year are Quinton Dial and Tank Carradine.
