Ray McDonald scheduled to be arraigned Thursday in California

— -- SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Prosecutors in California have charged former San Francisco 49ers and Chicago Bears defensive tackle Ray McDonald with felony false imprisonment stemming from a domestic violence arrest in which he allegedly assaulted his ex-fiancée while she held their 2-month-old child.

The Santa Clara County district attorney's office announced the charges Thursday. McDonald also is charged with misdemeanor domestic violence, child endangerment and violating a court order that he stay away from the victim.

He is scheduled to be arraigned in the afternoon. If convicted, he could be sentenced to up to three years in prison.

A call to McDonald's attorney, Steve Defilippis, wasn't immediately returned.

Prosecutors say McDonald broke into the woman's bedroom around 4 a.m. on May 25 and assaulted her while his driver tried to stop him and she tried to get away. They say he eventually left the scene.

"It is unconscionable and illegal for any woman to be trapped, whether it be behind a dining room table or in a relationship filled with fear and violence," prosecutor James Demertzis said in a statement.

The 49ers released McDonald in December for a "a pattern of poor behavior." The Bears then signed McDonald to a one-year contract in late March, only to release him after his arrest in Santa Clara. He was arrested again later that week for violating a restraining order.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.