Former Cowboys RB Joseph Randle arrested for fifth time in past 17 months

Former Cowboys running back Joseph Randle finds himself in the news again following another arrest.

Randle, 24, was booked into the Sedgwick County Jail in Kansas shortly after 8 a.m. on Sunday, charged with three counts of aggravated battery, one count of drug possession (marijuana) and one count of criminal damage to property. He’s being held on $100,000 bail.

Randle, who is from Wichita, Kansas, has now been arrested five times in 17 months. His first run-in with the law happened in October 2014 when he stole underwear and cologne from a department store in Frisco, and then was investigated for domestic violence allegations in February 2015.

The Cowboys stuck by Randle through those two arrests, handing him the starting running back role going into last season. Things unraveled during the season, though, and the Cowboys cut ties with him in November.

Randle has been arrested three times since being released. He had an incident at a casino in Kansas, and has been arrested twice this month. Earlier this month, Irving police took him in after a routine warrant check found he was wanted for speeding in Coppell.

Randle also dealt with allegations he bet on sports earlier this month, something he denied.

Randle, a 2013 fifth-round pick out of Oklahoma State, has 820 rushing yards on 181 carries with nine touchdowns in his three-year career in the NFL.

This story was originally published February 21, 2016 at 12:44 PM with the headline "Former Cowboys RB Joseph Randle arrested for fifth time in past 17 months."