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Steelers Injured TE Dekker Arrested In Virginia

Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Jonathan Dekker was arrested early Saturday morning in Alexandria, Va. Police say Dekker was charged with obstruction of justice after police responded to a complaint at 3:30 Saturday morning. The police have not released information about the nature of the complaint, but did say that when they arrived to the scene, Dekker reportedly tried to run from officers, but was quickly apprehended. Dekker was released from police custody at around 10:30 this morning on a $1,000 cash bond. He is expected to attend a hearing scheduled for February 2. Dekker has been on injured reserve after suffering a knee injury during the Steelers\’ 24-21 pre-season loss to the Bills in Toronto.

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