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More than an hour after the Santa Clara District Attorney Office charged 49ers linebacker Reuben Foster with felony domestic violence, the 49ers released a statement regarding the case.
“The 49ers organization is aware of today’s disturbing charges regarding Reuben Foster,” the 49ers said in a release. “We will continue to follow this serious matter. Reuben is aware that his place in our organization is under great scrutiny and will depend on what is learned through the legal process.”
It remains to be seen how CEO Jed York and general manager John Lynch will proceed with the Foster case, but the organization has not released the 24-year-old linebacker, yet. Last year, the 49ers released Tramaine Brock one day after he was arrested for felony domestic violence.
Foster faces charges of domestic violence with an allegation that he inflicted great bodily injury, forcefully attempting to prevent a victim from reporting a crime, and possession of an assault weapon – all felonies, according to the DA’s report. Foster will be arraigned at 1:30 p.m. in San Jose Thursday.
If he is convicted, he could face more than 11 years in prison.
The above allegations come two months after Foster, 24, was arrested in Los Gatos on suspicion of domestic violence. The DA’s Thursday report provided some jarring new details.
According to the report, Foster attacked his 28-year-old girlfriend during an argument, leaving her bruised and with a ruptured ear drum. Foster allegedly dragged his girlfriend by her hair, physically threw her out of the house, and punched her in the head eight to 10 times.
Officers also found illegal weaponry in Foster’s Los Gatos home, including a Sig Sauer 516 assault rifle with a large capacity magazine, both of which are illegal to possess in California.
The above accusations came one month after Foster was arrested for possession of marijuana in his home state of Alabama.