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Former Redskins QB Mark Rypien arrested for domestic violence

Former Washington Redskins quarterback Mark Rypien was arrested in Spokane, Washington, Sunday on a domestic violence charge, news station KHQ reported.

Rypien was charged with fourth degree assault/domestic violence and will face a judge Monday morning.

Video captured by the news station showed Rypien being handcuffed and led into a police vehicle. KHQ added that “his wife was seen to be crying.”

It isn’t known who placed a call to police, but Rypien and his wife were found in a public place in Spokane, with his wife Danielle “lying in the grass,” the report said.