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Former La Salle, UC, Bengals LB J.K. Schaffer charged with assault, public indecency

BUTLER COUNTY, OH (FOX19) - A former Bengals linebacker is behind bars charged with assault.

J.K. Schaffer, 26, was being held in the Butler County Jail on Monday.

He's charged with assault, breaking and entering and public indecency.

He was arrested Sunday on Chapel Road.

Schaffer joined the Bengals practice squad in 2012 and played nine games in 2013.

Prior to that, he played at the University of Cincinnati, where he left the program as one of only four players in Big East history to record 100-plus tackles in three different seasons, according to bengals.