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KANSAS CITY, Missouri – Chiefs defensive end Frank Clark pleaded not guilty Monday in Los Angeles to two counts of possession of an assault weapon, the LA County District Attorney’s Office said.
The pleas stem from incidents in March and June of this year in which Clark was arrested twice on suspicion of concealing a gun in a vehicle. The district attorney’s office told ESPN on Tuesday that Clark was due to return to court on January 17 for a preliminary hearing.
If convicted, Clark faces up to three years in prison. The district attorney’s office told the Kansas City Star on Tuesday, however, that it was still unclear what sentence the department would ultimately seek.
Clark was arrested in March, along with another man, when officers said they found two loaded guns in their vehicle after a traffic stop, the Star reported at the time, citing California Highway Patrol files.
Clark was also arrested in June in Los Angeles in a separate incident in which police saw a submachine gun in his car. Clark’s attorney, Alex Spiro, said at the time of his arrest on suspicion of having a gun concealed in a vehicle that the gun belonged to Clark’s bodyguard.
In July, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office charged Clark with a weapons violation offense following his arrest in March.
The NFL has previously said it reviews the incidents as part of its personal conduct policy.
Clark won’t go into details of his legal situation in a recent interview, the only one he’s done since training camp started in July.
“My legal team takes care of everything,” said Clark. “I have been advised not to discuss this until further notice. My legal team takes care of everything and I have full confidence in everything they do.”
Clark, a Los Angeles native, has played only one of the Chiefs’ four games this season, missing the other three with a hamstring injury. He was part of the Chiefs’ Super Bowl-winning team in the 2019 season and has a total of 50 sacks in 92 career games.
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