Former NFL star Adam ‘Pacman’ Jones charged with assault on an officer and resisting arrest after fight at Texas Hotel

Arlington police told PEOPLE that an off-duty officer intervened after a fight broke out between Jones and other individuals at a hotel bar in the early hours of Nov. 16.

Former Cincinnati Bengals star Adam “Pacman” Jones is facing multiple charges in Texas after participating in a fight at a hotel bar, police said.

Jones, 41, was arrested in the early hours of Saturday, November 16, and charged with public intoxication, assault on a peace officer and resisting and evading arrest, according to Arlington Police Department (APD) booking records.

The APD told PEOPLE in a statement that an off-duty officer working shifts at the Live by Loews hotel was informed by security just after 1 a.m. that “a fight had broken out in the bar.” But by the time the officer arrived on scene, the “individuals involved” in the fight – including Jones – had already been “separated.”

Police said at that point the former NFL player “continued to approach and yell at the others involved” in the altercation, prompting the officer to step between them and warn Jones that if he “attempted to fight again, he would do that’. be arrested.”

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Another fight broke out in the bar “a short time later” involving Jones, prompting the officer and hotel security to intervene again.

“While the officer and hotel security were working to separate the individuals involved, Mr. Jones struck the officer in the arm,” the APD said in its statement. “At that time (the officer) informed Mr. Jones (that) she was arresting him for assault on a peace officer.”

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The APD added that the officer called for backup, and while she waited for them to arrive, she attempted to handcuff Jones. However, Jones “got off and started walking away.”

Additional officers eventually arrived on scene and “assisted in taking him into custody,” APD said.

Jones was booked into the Arlington City Jail around 3:30 a.m. on Nov. 16, according to booking records. His bail was set at $319.

Jones’ reps did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.

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However, one of his representatives told TMZ Sports, which first reported the news, that the former football cornerback “adamantly denies the allegations and looks forward to explaining the truth when the time comes.”

They added that Jones had been “in town” for the Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul fight “like thousands of other people in Dallas last night,” and that he had “had a good time and spent time with the fans.” . “Pacman returned to his hotel to unwind for the evening” and “wasn’t looking for trouble.”

This isn’t the former cornerback’s first run-in with the law.

Last year, he was arrested at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport after causing a disturbance as an “unruly passenger” on a flight, multiple news sources reported at the time.

He was booked on misdemeanor charges of alcohol intoxication, disorderly conduct and terroristic threats.

Before that, in 2017, the former NFL player was arrested on charges of assault, disorderly conduct, obstruction of official business and intimidation with a bodily substance after allegedly causing a disturbance at the Millennium Hotel in Cincinnati, which police confirmed to PEOPLE at the time . .