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Former Roughrider Justin Cox arrested on assault charges

Justin Cox had a warrant out for his arrest and was located at a house in the 2000 block of Lindsay Street on Monday, where he was taken into custody.
Justin Cox had a warrant out for his arrest and was located at a house in the 2000 block of Lindsay Street on Monday, where he was taken into custody. John Woods / The Canadian Press

Former Saskatchewan Roughrider Justin Jemar Cox was arrested for assault on Oct. 22.

Cox had a warrant out for his arrest and was located at a house in the 2000 block of Lindsay Street where he was taken into custody.

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The charges resulted from an incident on Sept. 25, when police were called to a home in east Regina for a domestic assault report.

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Police said they found a woman who had sustained injuries consistent with a physical assault.

The 25-year-old is also facing charges for breach of undertaking and breach of recognizance and appeared in court Tuesday morning.

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Cox pleaded guilty to an assault charge in 2017 and is due back in court on that charge in December.

He was released by the Roughriders following his 2017 arrest.

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