John Bowlen Jr. arrested on domestic violence charges

— -- ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- John Bowlen Jr., son of Denver Broncos owner Pat Bowlen, was held in the Arapahoe County Jail overnight after an arrest Wednesday on domestic violence charges.

John Bowlen was held overnight in lieu of bail and was scheduled for a Thursday afternoon court appearance. Courthouse records show he was held on two Class 3 misdemeanor counts: third-degree assault and harassment.

He was placed on an "indefinite leave of absence" from the team Thursday afternoon.

"We are disappointed to learn of the matter involving John Bowlen, who is a son of Owner Pat Bowlen and an administrative employee with the organization. While this is a personal issue, he is accountable to all club and league conduct policies," the Broncos said in a statement. "As such, John will be placed on an indefinite leave of absence from the organization."

No details of the arrest were immediately available.

John Bowlen is one of Pat Bowlen's seven children. Pat Bowlen, who has Alzheimer's disease, stepped away from the day-to-day operations of the team last year.

The team is currently operated by the Bowlen Family Trust, and team CEO Joe Ellis has final authority on all decisions. Ellis has said Pat Bowlen's hope was that the team would continue to operate in the trust until one of Bowlen's children was ready to run the franchise.

John Bowlen, 29, has worked in a variety of departments with the team in recent years and is currently a corporate partnerships coordinator.

It is the second domestic violence arrest in just over a year for a child of a Broncos executive. Jack Elway, son of Broncos executive vice president of football operations and general manager John Elway, was arrested in May 2014 on charges of disturbing the peace and assaulting his then-girlfriend.

Jack Elway eventually pleaded guilty to the disturbing the peace charge. The assault charge was dropped by the Denver city attorney's office.