UCLA reserve QB Pierce Clarkson arrested on felony charge, suspended

UCLA reserve quarterback Pierce Clarkson, 21, was arrested Friday in Los Angeles on an unspecified felony charge and has been suspended indefinitely from the Bruins football program, university officials and law enforcement records said. The arrest occurred midday Friday in the city’s southwest area and Clarkson is due to appear in court on October 3.

Los Angeles Police Department officers from the Southwest Division took Clarkson into custody around noon, and Los Angeles County booking records show he was processed at the 77th Street station and released after posting $30,000 bail later that evening. The county records list a felony charge but do not specify the offense. Several media reports have identified the charge as suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and suggested the case could involve possible domestic violence, but police have not publicly confirmed those details.

UCLA released a statement saying the school is aware of the charges and that Clarkson has been indefinitely suspended from all team activity pending the outcome of the legal process. The statement added that the matter will be reviewed by the UCLA Office of Student Conduct and that any further action...