HOUSTON -- Texans safety Jimmie Ward was arrested Thursday evening for the second time in two months.

According to the Montgomery County (Texas) Jail website, Ward was arrested on a warrant related to a felony offense. No bail was listed, but Ward will be released by court order Friday, according to the website.

Ward's lawyer, Steve Jackson, told KPRC 2 , Houston's NBC affiliate, that Ward was arrested because he tested positive for alcohol in violation of his previous release and that as a result he had to spend the night in jail. Jackson told the TV station that Ward was not facing any new allegations and that Ward was not aware he could not drink any alcohol.

The Texans declined to comment.

Ward was first arrested June 12 at his home in Magnolia, Texas, on a felony charge of a

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