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UCLA backup quarterback Pierce Clarkson was arrested on an unspecified felony charge in California last week and was subsequently suspended from the team, according to online records and school officials.

Clarkson, 21, was arrested Friday by Los Angeles police and faces a felony charge, according to online jail records from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. His bail was set at $30,000, and he was released later that day after posting bond.

While the nature of his charge was not available in online records, the Los Angeles Times reported that he was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon causing great bodily injury.

The weapon was not a firearm, a police spokesperson told the Los Angeles Times.

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