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Former NFL tight end Austin Seferian-Jenkins has been arrested in Washington State, according to public jail records.
Seferian-Jenkins was booked just after 9 p.m. local time and is being held without bail, jail records show. It is unclear what led to his arrest and a court date has yet to be set.
The Pierce County Sheriff’s Office did not immediately reply to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
Prior to his final season with the University of Washington in 2013, Seferian-Jenkinspleaded guiltyto a drunk driving charge stemming from a March incident. He was sentenced to one day in jail, per theSeattle Times.
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Three years later in September 2016, Seferian-Jenkinswas arrestedon suspicion of driving under the influence for a second time.
Seferian-Jenkins was also charged with driving with a suspended license and operating a vehicle without an ignition interlock device, NFL.com reported. The FHP said that the former football star was required to install an ignition interlock device on his vehicle following the 2013 DUI arrest.
The Buccaneers released Seferian-Jenkins following the incident. The tight end played just two games with the team, having joined
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Seferian-Jenkins was arrested on a DUI chargefor a third timein March 2020 in Gig Harbor, Washington, where he played high school football, according to TMZ Sports. He was charged for a second time with driving on a suspended license and operating a vehicle without an ignition interlock device.
The arresting officer said the former NFL player was “driving erratically” while doing 48 MPH in a 30 in his 2016 Dodge Charger, per the report. At one point, Seferian-Jenkins allegedly almost entered a highway offramp and later crossed several lanes without using his directional.
The athlete later told the officer that he was on his way to McDonald’s, TMZ Sports said at the time.
source: people.com
