RICHMOND, Texas — Former Houston Rockets player Patrick Beverley was arrested in Fort Bend County on a felony assault charge.

Officials with the Fort Bend County District Attorney’s Office confirm that Beverley was arrested on Friday on a charge of family violence assault – impeding breath/circulation.

His attorney sent a statement Friday night, saying Beverley found his minor sister alone with an 18-year-old man.

The full statement reads:

"Patrick Beverley has no criminal record. He cares deeply about his little sister – a young lady, a minor. Given that, when he unexpectedly found her alone in the home with an 18-year-old man in the middle of the night, he was understandably concerned, as any brother would be about his sister. However, we don’t believe what followed happened the wa

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