Washington Football Team running back Derrius Guice was arrested Friday on domestic violence charges, including one count of strangulation, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office. Shortly after news of the arrest, the team announced that it had released Guice.
Guice was also charged with three counts of assault and battery and one count of destruction of property. According to the Washington Post, Guice turned himself in to Loudoun's Adult Detention Center at around 5 p.m. ET.
The team issued the following statement:
Washington drafted Guice in the second round of the 2018 NFL Draft.