Houston Texans safety Jimmie Ward has been arrested and faces a third-degree felony assault related to an alleged family violence incident in Magnolia, Texas, according to authorities. Ward, 33, was booked early Thursday morning at Montgomery County jail and released later that afternoon after posting $30,000 bail.

Houston Texans safety Jimmie Ward arrested at his home in Texas Wednesday on a felony assault family violence charge.

Houston Texans safety Jimmie Ward will be required to wear a GPS monitor while out on bond after he was accused of choking and threatening to kill a woman earlier this week. While Ward is facing criminal charges,