The Arlington Police Department told PEOPLE that an off-duty officer responded after an argument between Jones and others broke out in the bar area of ​​a hotel in the early hours of Nov. 16.

Former Cincinnati Bengals star Adam “Pacman” Jones is facing multiple charges in Texas after getting into a fight at a hotel bar, according to police.

Jones, 41, was arrested in the early hours of Saturday, Nov. 16, and charged with public intoxication, battery on a peace officer and resisting arrest and evading arrest, according to the Arlington Police Department (APD). . booking records.

APD told PEOPLE in a statement that an officer, who was off-duty working a shift at the Live by Loews hotel, was notified by security just after 1 a.m. that “an altercation had broken out in the bar area.” However, by the time the officer arrived on the scene, the “individuals involved” in the fight – including Jones – had already been “separated”.

Police said that at this point, the former NFL player “continued to approach and yell at the others involved” in the altercation, prompting the officer to cross between them and warn Jones that if he “attempts to to fight again, he will be arrested.”

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An argument again broke out in the bar area, involving Jones “a short time later,” prompting the officer and hotel security to intervene again.

“While the officer and hotel security were working to separate the individuals involved, Mr. Jones struck the officer on her arm,” APD said in its statement. “At that time, (the officer) informed Mr. Jones (that) she was arresting him for assault on a peace officer.”

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APD added that the officer called for backup and while she waited for them to arrive, he attempted to place Jones in handcuffs. However, Jones “broke free and started walking away.”

Other officers eventually arrived at the scene and “assisted in taking him into custody,” APD said.

Jones was booked into the Arlington City Jail around 3:30 a.m. Nov. 16, according to booking records. His bond was set at $319.

Representatives for Jones did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.

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However, one of his representatives said TMZ Sportswho first reported the news, that the former football cornerback “strongly denies the allegations and looks forward to explaining the truth when the time comes.”

They added that Jones was “in town” for Mike Tyson and Jake Paul fight “like thousands of other people in Dallas last night” and “had fun hanging out with the fans.” He added that “Pacman was going back to his hotel to relax for the evening” and “wasn’t looking for trouble”.

This isn’t the first time the former cornerback has had a run-in with the law.

Last year, he was arrested at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport after causing a disturbance as an “unruly passenger” on a flight, several news outlets reported at the time.

He was arrested for intoxication manslaughter, disorderly conduct and terroristic threats.

Before that, in 2017, the former NFL player was arrested on charges of assault, disorderly conduct, obstructing official business and harassment with a bodily substance after allegedly creating a disturbance at the Millennium Hotel in Cincinnati, police confirmed to PEOPLE at the time.