Browns' Malik McDowell arrested in Florida for public exposure, attacking an officer

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Cleveland Browns defensive tackle Malik McDowell was arrested in Florida on Monday after allegedly exposing himself near a learning center and violently attacking an officer, according to a report and police records. 

McDowell, 25, was charged with one count of aggravated battery on an officer, resisting arrest and public exposure for an incident that took place in Deerfield Beach, Broward County Jail records showed Tuesday.

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Deputies received a call Monday of reports of naked man walking near a school, according to an arrest report obtained by the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Assistant State Attorney Eric Linder later clarified that the man, identified as McDowell, had entered the property of a learning center where children were inside and was captured on surveillance footage, naked. 

This photo made available by the Broward County Sheriff's Office shows Malik McDowell, Monday, Jan,. 17, 2022. Browns defensive tackle Malik McDowell, who was given a second chance by the team after serving jail time, was arrested Monday in Florida on charges of beating a police officer and public exposure. (Broward County Sheriff's Office via AP)

According to the report, McDowell charged at a deputy on the scene "at full speed with a closed fist" and a "violent attack" ensued. The deputy said in the report that he fought back and eventually took McDowell into custody using a Taser. 

The confrontation reportedly left the deputy "dazed" and injured.

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McDowell was completely naked while he was being arrested on Monday in a new video