NBA star Artest arrested on domestic violence charge

    The Sacramento Kings player, who was involved in one of the most notorious brawls in U.S. sports history in 2004, was arrested at his residence in Loomis California Monday morning and released on 50,000 US dollars bail by 2 pm.

    "Artest was booked on the charge of domestic violence and preventing a victim from reporting a crime, so two charges," said Dena Erwin, a spokeswoman for the Placer County Sheriff's office.

    Citing privacy laws, officials would not say whether the victim was his wife. Officials set an arraignment date of March 22.

    Artest, who has sustainingly generated headlines with volatile behavior on and off the court, served a 73-game suspension and lost about 5 million dollars in earnings after a fight spilled into the stand in a game when he played for the Indiana Pacers in 2004.

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