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Manziel had a mug
shot taken and posted bond of $1,500, police said. He is set to
make his first court appearance in the case on Thursday in
Dallas.
The charge handed out by a Dallas County grand jury last month
can bring up to one year in prison. It was the latest setback
for the former U.S. football star whose erratic play and
partying prompted the Cleveland Browns to cut him in March.
His lawyers have said he will plead not guilty.
The grand jury heard evidence about a January incident in which
he is suspected of hitting, kidnapping and threatening to kill
his ex-girlfriend, Colleen Crowley, 23.
She accused Manziel of hitting her so hard that she temporarily
lost her hearing, court papers show.
In a statement in April made before the indictment, Manziel
said: "I’m hoping to take care of the issues in front of me
right now so I can focus on what I have to do if I want to play
in 2016."
Manziel, who became known as "Johnny Football" in winning the
Heisman Trophy in 2012 as the best player in college football,
was chosen by the Browns in the first round of the National
Football League draft after leaving Texas A&M University.
The NFL in recent years has sought to toughen its policy toward
players involved in domestic violence. League spokesman Brian
McCarthy has said if Manziel were to sign with a team he would
be "subject to all aspects of the NFL's personal conduct
policy."
(Reporting by Jon Herskovitz; Editing by Matthew Lewis)
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