Ray McDonald Arrested for Violating Restraining Order: Details, Mugshot, More

Troubled NFL free-agent defensive lineman Ray McDonald was arrested for the second time in three days on Wednesday for violating a restraining order in Santa Clara, California.

Katie Nelson of the San Jose Mercury News reported on McDonald's latest arrest and added further details:

CSNBayArea.com's Matt Maiocco passed along the full summary of McDonald's arrest from the Santa Clara Police Department:

BlackSportsOnline shared McDonald's mugshot:

His lawyer, Steve Defilippis, insists that McDonald was not given papers for a restraining order, via ESPN's Josina Anderson:

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He was not served with a restraining order. We confirmed that the young lady was not going to be there. He goes there to meet the investigator for a legitimate purpose and the police show up and arrest him; and knowing these facts the police still have insisted upon keeping him custody.

This is pretty much gamesmanship on their part.

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McDonald eventually left custody on Thursday morning, via Ian Cull of NBC Bay Area:

NBC Bay Area's Damian Trujillo shared details of McDonald's Monday arrest on charges of domestic violence and child endangerment.

On Monday, Grantland's Bill Barnwell expressed his feelings about McDonald's imminent future: 

In light of McDonald's conduct Wednesday, however, Barnwell's wishes have already been dashed.

McDonald, 30, played for the San Francisco 49ers for the first eight years of his NFL career and had numerous legal incidents during his time with the team. Matt Barrows of the Sacramento Bee referred to the multiple run-ins with the law McDonald has had in the past year alone.

The Chicago Bears had signed McDonald to a one-year contract in late March but announced his release just hours after his arrest Monday. This latest off-field problem makes McDonald's already slim chances of returning to the NFL seem all the more remote.

Based on the NFL's revamped domestic violence policy, which mandates a six-game suspension for first-time offenders and a lifetime ban for repeated behavior, the league may permanently blacklist McDonald soon enough.