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Ex-QB Rypien arrested for domestic violence

Former Redskins star quarterback and Super Bowl MVP Mark Rypien was arrested Sunday night in Washington state on suspicion of domestic violence, according to jail records.

Rypien faces one count of fourth-degree assault after being booked into Spokane County Jail at 6:28 p.m. local time Sunday, according to the Spokane County Detention Services website. He is expected to appear in court Monday.

Washington television station KHQ-TV reported that Rypien was arrested after an incident with his wife near a bank in north Spokane. Rypien and his wife spoke separately with police before Rypien was handcuffed about 45 minutes later, according to KHQ-TV.