Los Angeles Chargers linebacker Denzel Perryman was released from Los Angeles County jail on Monday, Aug. 4 after Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office decided not to file criminal charges following Perryman’s arrest on weapons violation charges, online records show.
Perryman, 32, was stopped Friday, Aug. 1 by South Los Angeles Station deputies for vehicle code violations, authorities said, and during a search deputies discovered five firearms in Perryman’s vehicle, two of which were assault style rifles.
‘He was arrested and booked on weapons violation charges and was cooperative with deputies,’ Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said in a statement.
Perryman was being held without bail at the South Los Angeles Sheriff’s Station and was scheduled to appear at Inglewood Court on Tuesday, Aug. 5.
But he was released from jail Monday after the District Attorney’s Office decided not to press charges.
Perryman is in his second stint with the Chargers, having played for them from 2015, when he was a second-round pick by the team when they were in San Diego, until 2020. Perryman also played for the Las Vegas Raiders and Houston Texans before returning to the Chargers for the 2024 season. Perryman started all 11 games he played in last season.