Artest arrested at home on domestic violence charges

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Artest arrested at home on domestic violence charges

Last month Ron Artest was cited for neglecting dogs on his property, and now his troubles have escalated.

Authorities arrested the Sacramento Kings forward on Monday after a woman called 911 from his home saying she had been assaulted, Placer County sheriff's officials said.

Deputies responded to Artest's five-acre estate in the Sacramento suburb of Loomis about 9:30 a.m., where they found a woman who had suffered injuries, officials said. She declined medical attention.

Deputies arrested Artest on suspicion of domestic violence and using force or violence to prevent his victim from reporting a crime, sheriff's spokeswoman Dena Erwin said.

"He and the female were in the house and separated," Erwin said. "The deputies interviewed them and took Mr. Artest into custody."

Artest was booked into the Placer County Jail and released later on $50,000 bail.

Erwin said she could not disclose the woman's injuries or characterize her relationship to the player. She said Artest was cooperative when deputies arrived at his home.

"We are aware of the situation and are in the process of gathering information," Kings spokesman Troy Hanson told the Sacramento Bee.

This is just the latest in a string of incidents involving Artest, who was at the heart of the brawl with the Pistons in suburban Detroit.

In early February, it was revealed that Artest paid $1,942 in boarding and impound fees because some of his dogs had spent a total of 77 nights at the Placer County pound since July. Animal control officers had gone to Artest's five-acre estate seven times in that period in response to callers' complaints about dogs being loose or not being fed.

In 2004, Artest completed anger management for a domestic violence charge, and the mother of his children was charged with the same crime for hitting Artest in 2002.

Other Kings have had trouble, as well. Coach Eric Musselman pleaded no contest in January to driving under the influence of alcohol, after an arrest in October. He was ordered to pay $580 in fines and penalties and spend 48 hours on a work project.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.

[king]

There is something always up with him! former pacer, or current pacer players, always get in trouble

[Gabe]

All i can say is, go figure.

Hes a bum, cant wait til he is out of the league along with a few other sore spots.