Former Seattle Seahawks cornerback Brandon Browner (39) intercepts a pass by ex-San Francisco 49ers quarterback Alex Smith in the fourth quarter on October 18, 2012 at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. File photo by Terry Schmitt/UPI | License Photo

Former NFL cornerback Brandon Browner was arrested after allegedly breaking into a home of an ex-girlfriend who has a restraining order against him, multiple media outlets reported.

La Verne (Calif.) Police said in a release that Browner broke into the house through a locked window at approximately 10 a.m. on Sunday and forced the woman back into her residence. The police said that he physically harmed and threatened the woman and stole a Rolex watch valued at about $20,000 before fleeing the scene.

Browner was identified as the alleged intruder and charged with kidnapping, burglary, false imprisonment, and violation of a restraining order, according to an NBC Los Angeles report.

The 33-year-old Browner has had several run-ins with law enforcement.

Last month, Browner pleaded no contest to misdemeanor charges of battery and cruelty to a child that stemmed from an incident in Pomona (Calif.) on May 6 involving Marin Foster, the mother of two of his children.

Browner made the Denver Broncos' roster as an undrafted rookie from Oregon State in 2005. He played two seasons in Denver and four with the Calgary Stampeders in the Canadian Football League.

Then, he spent three seasons with the Seattle Seahawks, one with the New England Patriots and one with the New Orleans Saints before finishing his career with a brief stint in Seattle in 2016.</s>Ex-NFL player Brandon Browner charged with trying to kill his ex

POMONA, Calif. (AP) - Prosecutors say former NFL cornerback Brandon Browner has been charged with trying to kill his ex-girlfriend after breaking into her Southern California home.

Browner, who won Super Bowls with the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots, was arrested Sunday east of Los Angeles.

The LA County District Attorney's Office says the 33-year-old was charged Tuesday with attempted murder, first-degree residential robbery and other counts. It wasn't immediately clear if he has a lawyer. Arraignment is scheduled for July 30.

Prosecutors say Browner broke into the apartment, chased and dragged the woman and then tried to smother her in a carpet. Prosecutors say he also stole a Rolex watch valued at about $20,000.

Browner is from nearby Pomona and played for Oregon State University before signing with the Seahawks in 2011. He also played for the New Orleans Saints in 2015.</s>Former Seahawks defensive back Brandon Browner was arrested in Los Angeles after police said he broke into the house of an ex-girlfriend who has a restraining order against him.

Browner allegedly broke into the house, threatened to kill his the woman and stole a $20,000 Rolex watch. He was arrested in La Verne, California, on Sunday evening.

Browner spent three seasons with the Seahawks from 2011-2013, winning a Super Bowl in his final season with the team. An original member of the famed Legion of Boom, Browner hauled in 10 interceptions and made 104 tackles in his three years with the Seahawks. He went to New England next and won another Super Bowl ring before finishing his NFL career with one year on the New Orleans Saints.

Browner was on the roster for the Roadrunners, an AFFL flag football team that was quarterbacked by Michael Vick. They lost to Team Ocho (captained by Chad Johnson) in the semifinals over the weekend.

Browner, 31, has previously been arrested for domestic violence.</s>Former NFL defensive back Brandon Browner was charged with attempted murder along with five other charges Tuesday.

Ian Rapoport of NFL.com shared a press release from the La Verne Police Department in La Verne, California, which stated Browner was charged with four felonies and two misdemeanors:

In addition to attempted murder, the charges are robbery, burglary, false imprisonment and two counts of child endangerment. He was arraigned at the Pomona Superior Court on Tuesday.

According to TMZ Sports, officials said Browner broke into the apartment of a former girlfriend Sunday and chased and dragged her before smothering her in a carpet while her children were present. The report noted he faces a potential life sentence if convicted.

This comes after Joe Studley and Shahan Ahmed of NBC Los Angeles reported Browner was arrested Sunday on charges that included kidnapping for allegedly breaking in before he "physically forced the victim back into her residence when she attempted to flee."

He allegedly stole a Rolex watch valued at $20,000 and fled before police arrived.

Studley and Ahmed cited police who said Browner was previously arrested for domestic violence and was required to stay away from the woman involved.

Browner played college football at Oregon State and appeared in NFL games for the Seattle Seahawks, New England Patriots and New Orleans Saints. He won two Super Bowls in his career and also played in the CFL.</s>Former NFL player Brandon Browner has been arrested on multiple felony chargers which include kidnapping. Browner, who last played in the NFL in 2016 with the Seattle Seahawks, also spent parts of his career with the New England Patriots, Denver Broncos, and New Orleans Saints, as well as four seasons in the Canadian Football League with the Calgary Stamperders. At the time of his arrest, Browner was a member of the AFL Roadrunners, who he last played for on Saturday night in a game in Kennesaw, Georgia.

This isn’t Browner’s first time having trouble with the law. In fact, this is the fourth time in the last 14 months that Browner has been arrested, with charges ranging from possession of cocaine, making threats, battery, child endangerment, and violating the terms of his probation. It is in large part why Browner had to begin playing football for leagues other than the NFL. He earned the restraining order against his ex, whose name is being withheld for her safety, earlier in the year when Browner tried to break into her home through a window, according to records obtained by CBS.

Browner had also been charged with assaulting his child’s grandfather in 2016, but the case fell through when witnesses stopped co-operating with investigators. He was suspended from the NFL in the 2013-14 season for a violation of the league’s substance abuse program for the use of performance-enhancing drugs.

This time, he was arrested in La Verne, California, where it is alleged he broke into the house of an ex-girlfriend and stole a Rolex watch estimated to be valued at around $20,000. According to the Washington Post, he also threatened to kill her, faces charges for violating of a protective order, kidnapping, false imprisonment, and burglary. Browner is currently being held at the Men’s Central Jail in Los Angeles, and his bail has been set at $10 million.

Browner was one of only a handful of players that have won back-to-back Super Bowl rings with different teams. Despite having been an integral part of each team, various off-field problems continued to plague Browner. In 2015, he played his final NFL game for the New Orleans Saints, before moving on to sporadic stints in secondary leagues between legal issues.

It is not believed that Browner will make bail, and no word has been given regarding his legal representation, if any. Former teammates and associates of Browner have declined to provide comments thus far. No date has been set for a trial, and the latest information points to Browner remaining in the L.A. Men’s Central Jail for the foreseeable future.</s>Former NFL cornerback Brandon Browner faces a possible life prison sentence if convicted of charges that include attempted murder filed Tuesday against the Pomona resident, stemming from a break-in at his former girlfriend’s La Verne apartment, prosecutors said.

Browner, 33, was also charged with false imprisonment, first-degree residential robbery, first-degree burglary with someone present during the alleged action, and two misdemeanor child cruelty charges.

His arraignment, in which a plea is entered, was continued from Tuesday to July 30 in the Pomona Branch of Los Angeles County Superior Court, the District Attorney’s office said in a news release. He remained in custody in lieu of posting bond on $10 million bail.

Browner was arrested Sunday by La Verne police. Authorities said he broke into the former girlfriend’s apartment, chased her, dragged her and pushed her face into the carpet.

The woman’s two children were in the apartment during the incident, the district attorney’s office said.

Police said at the time of Browner’s arrest that he was previously in a relationship with the woman, and had been arrested before on suspicion of domestic violence against her.

Browner was arrested in La Verne in September 2017 on suspicion of making criminal threats against a woman. It was unclear if Browner was ever charged in that incident.

The woman later took out a restraining order against him. Police said Browner violated that restraining order when he went to the woman’s home Sunday.

Browner was raised in the San Fernando Valley — he played football for both Sylmar High School and James Monroe High School in North Hills.

Browner played football for Oregon State before signing with the Seattle Seahawks in 2011. He later played for the New England Patriots in 2014, the season when the team won the Super Bowl in 2015.

The case remains under investigation by La Verne police, the district attorney’s office said Tuesday.</s>Former NFL player Brandon Browner was arrested Sunday afternoon near Azusa, California after being wanted for a long list of charges, including kidnapping, burglary, false imprisonment and violation of a restraining order in relation to an incident that took place earlier in the morning.

Officers in the La Verne Police Department responded to a call at 10:07 a.m. on Sunday morning related to a man who broke into a home through a locked window. Browner was identified as the intruder and allegedly physically forced the victim back into her residence when she attempted to flee.

The former NFL pro allegedly physically harmed and made threats to kill the victim inside the residence per the La Verne PD. Browner fled the scene before police arrived and is alleged to have taken a Rolex watch valued at $20,000 from the victim before leaving the scene.

In addition, Browner had a previous relationship with the victim and had previously been arrested for domestic violence and was restrained from the victim according to police.

The La Verne Police Department located Browner on Sunday afternoon and took him into custody on felony charges related to the morning incident.

The Los Angeles native has previously been arrested for domestic battery and child endangerment in 2018 and possession of cocaine in 2017 per TMZ.

The 33-year-old was born in Los Angeles and attended high school in Sylmar.

Browner won two Super Bowls during his 11-year professional football career. The former cornerback was elected to the Pro Bowl in 2011 and played for the Denver Broncos, Seattle Seahawks, New England Patriots and New Orleans Saints during his NFL career, which spanned from 2005 to 2016. Browner also played for the Calgary Stampeders in the Canadian Football League.</s>Former NFL defensive back Brandon Browner was arrested Sunday on a number of charges that include kidnapping, false imprisonment and burglary.

Joe Studley and Shahan Ahmed of NBC Los Angeles reported the news, noting Browner allegedly broke into the home of someone he had a previous relationship with, stole a Rolex watch worth $20,000 and physically forced the victim into the house when she tried to leave.

He also allegedly threatened to kill her and ultimately fled the scene before police arrived.

Studley and Ahmed noted Browner "had previously been arrested for domestic violence and was restrained from the victim."

The Oregon State product appeared in games for the Seattle Seahawks, New England Patriots and New Orleans Saints from 2011 through 2015. He won Super Bowls with the Seahawks and Patriots and played in the CFL during his professional career.

This comes after Brady Henderson of ESPN.com reported in September 2017 that Browner was arrested on felony suspicion of criminal threats.</s>The LA County District Attorney’s Office says the 33-year-old was charged Tuesday with attempted murder, first-degree residential robbery and other counts.

POMONA, Calif. — Prosecutors say former NFL cornerback Brandon Browner has been charged with trying to kill his ex-girlfriend after breaking into her Southern California home.

Browner, who won Super Bowls with the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots, was arrested Sunday east of Los Angeles.

The LA County District Attorney’s Office says the 33-year-old was charged Tuesday with attempted murder, first-degree residential robbery and other counts. It wasn’t immediately clear if he has a lawyer. Arraignment is scheduled for July 30.

Prosecutors say Browner broke into the apartment, chased and dragged the woman and then tried to smother her in a carpet. Prosecutors say he also stole a Rolex watch valued at about $20,000.

Browner is from nearby Pomona and played for Oregon State University before signing with the Seahawks in 2011.</s>Former NFL cornerback Brandon Browner was reportedly arrested in California Sunday on multiple charges, including kidnapping, false imprisonment and burglary.

NBC 4 Los Angeles reports police in the Los Angeles suburb of La Verne arrested the 33-year-old Browner Sunday afternoon on felony charges related to an incident at a residence that morning. According to the news report, police responded to a call at 10:07 a.m. about a man who allegedly broke into a home through a locked window. When the women inside attempted to flee, the intruder forced her back inside, and allegedly physically harmed her and threatened to kill her. He then fled with a watch valued at $20,000.

The report notes that the victim and Browner had a previous relationship, Browner had previously been arrested for domestic violence and the victim had a restraining order against him.

According to the Los Angeles Times, Browner has had at least five criminal cases filed against him since last October.

Browner last played in the NFL in 2015 with the Saints after winning Super Bowls the previous two seasons with the Patriots and Seahawks. He had been a key piece in Seattle's renowned "Legion of Boom" secondary, making the Pro Bowl in 2011 after three consecutive years as a CFL All-Star for the Calgary Stampeders.
Former NFL cornerback Brandon Browner is arrested after allegedly breaking into a home of an ex-girlfriend who has a restraining order against him.