Atlanta Falcons linebacker Barkevious Mingo, 30, is charged with 'making sexual contact with a child' in Texas
- Mingo, 30, was arrested on Thursday by police in the Dallas suburb of Arlington
- He is facing a charge of indecency with a child-sexual contact
- Police did not reveal details about the charge citing an ongoing investigation
- Mingo turned himself in to cops before posting $25,000 bond
- He was the sixth overall pick in the 2013 NFL draft and signed a one-year contract in March with the Atlanta Falcons
NFL linebacker Barkevious Mingo, who is currently with the Atlanta Falcons, has been arrested in Texas on a charge of indecency with a child-sexual contact. He is pictured in his mugshot
NFL linebacker Barkevious Mingo, who is currently with the Atlanta Falcons, has been arrested in Texas on a charge of indecency with a child-sexual contact, police said Saturday.
Mingo, 30, was arrested on Thursday by police in the Dallas suburb of Arlington.
He faces up to 20 years in jail if convicted.
Arlington Police said in a statement that the agency could provide no further information about the investigation, citing 'the nature of the charges and age of the victim.'
'Mingo turned himself in on his own accord in consultation with his attorney,' police said.
Mingo was released after posting a $25,000 bond.
Mingo signed a one-year contract with the Falcons in March. He is seen playing for the Chicago Bears in November of last year
His attorney did not immediately return an email seeking comment on Saturday.
Jail records listed an address for Mingo in West Monroe, Louisiana.
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Mingo was chosen by Cleveland as the sixth overall pick in the 2013 NFL draft after earning second-team All-SEC honors with the LSU Tigers.
He signed a one-year contract in March with the Falcons.
During his NFL career Mingo also has played for Chicago, Houston, Seattle and New England - where he won a Super Bowl title in 2017.
The Falcons released a statement addressing Mingo's arrest on Saturday.
'Our organization became aware of the allegations involving Barkevious Mingo today and are currently gathering information on this incident,' the statement read.
'The Falcons take the allegations very seriously and will continue to monitor the situation.'
Mingo was chosen by Cleveland as the sixth overall pick in the 2013 NFL draft after earning second-team All-SEC honors with the LSU Tigers. He is pictured playing for the Bears
The case against Mingo was announced a day after fellow NFL player Frank Clark - a defensive end for the Kansas City Chiefs, was arrested after being caught with an Uzi assault rifle in his Lamborghini when he was pulled over by police in Los Angeles.
Clark was charged in Los Angeles County with felony possession of an assault weapon on Friday, and faces up to three years in prison over the discovery of the submachine gun inside his supercar.
Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Frank Clark was charged in Los Angeles Friday with felony possession of an assault weapon
He was also caught with an Uzi in his supercar earlier this month, and was pulled over with two guns in his car in March.
Clark has been freed on $35,000 bail following the latest incident. The Kansas City Chiefs have yet to comment on the incident.
Clark was previously arrested on March 13 after a traffic stop when officers found a firearm and two loaded guns in the car after pulling his car for not displaying a front license plate as required by state law.
The March arrest came just months before a federal judge overturned a California ban on assault weapons on June 4, claiming the ban violated the Second Amendment's constitutional right to bear arms.
However, assault weapons still remain illegal to buy and own in California while the state works to appeal the decision - meaning Clark was also charged over Friday's stop.
The charge on Friday is unrelated to another very similar case against Clark. That saw him arrested on June 20 in Los Angeles over claims an Uzi sticking out of a duffel bag from inside his Lamborghini after his car was stopped by police.
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