Former NFL Super Bowl-winning running back Derrick Ward was charged Wednesday with five counts of robbery.
Ward, 43, was set to be arraigned Wednesday in a Van Nuys courtroom, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.
He was arrested about noon Monday by officers from the Los Angeles Police Department’s North Hollywood Division, according to the Los Angeles Police Department and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
Ward was booked about 6:30 p.m. Monday and his bail was set at $250,000, according to the sheriff’s department. He remained in custody as of early Wednesday afternoon, according to jail records.
Ward, an L.A. native, is accused of robbing several businesses, including gas stations, according to TMZ.com.
“Law enforcement tells us … Ward did not use a gun during the alleged robberies — but officers say he did use force and fear to get money from the stores,” TMZ reported.
Ward, a seventh-round pick in 2004, played for the New York Giants, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Houston Texans over his eight-year professional football career.
Ward was a member of the New York Giants Super Bowl-winning team that beat Tom Brady’s undefeated New England Patriots to cap the 2007 season.