New England Patriots Hall of Famer Willie McGinest was arrested Monday on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon at a Los Angeles-area nightclub earlier this month, officials said.
The retired linebacker had been identified as one of the people involved in an assault at a nightclub on Santa Monica Boulevard near Fairfax Avenue in West Hollywood on Friday, Dec. 9, according to the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department.
After giving a statement about what happened, McGinest was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, deputies said. McGinest posted $30,000 for bail, according to inmate records.
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It wasn't immediately clear if McGinest had an attorney who could speak to the charge.
Deputies didn't release more information about what happened in the Dec. 9 incident, including the name of the nightclub.
A Long Beach native who now serves as an NFL Network analyst, McGinest played in the NFL for 15 seasons, most of them for the Patriots, where he's third all-time in sacks. He finished his career as a Cleveland Brown.
Editor's note: This story originally appeared on NBCBoston.com.