Lions cut Berry after 2nd arrest of offseason

Updated: July 23, 2012, 12:06 PM ET

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ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- The Detroit Lions have cut cornerback Aaron Berry, two days after he was arrested for the second time this offseason.

General manager Martin Mayhew says the Lions terminated Berry's contract because of personal conduct which adversely affected the team. Lions president Tom Lewand says the team has stressed repeatedly that "there will be appropriate consequences when an expected standard of behavior is not upheld."

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Berry was taken into custody early Saturday morning in Harrisburg, Pa., on three charges of simple assault.

Cpl. Kyle Gautsch of the Harrisburg Police Department said there "was a weapon allegedly brandished during the incident."

Berry, who is from Harrisburg, was also arrested in that area June 23 on suspicion of DUI, failure to stop and render aid in an accident and other counts.

"I would just hope that everybody just holds their judgment on this matter," said Corky Goldstein, Berry's lawyer. "There's a lot more to this situation. ... I know Aaron is very upset over this whole situation. Let's give the opportunity for all the facts to come out."

Berry was set to enter a diversionary program after the June arrest, the Detroit Free Press has reported. It was unknown how the cornerback's latest incident affected that deal.

Berry's attorney in the DUI case told the paper he was unaware of a second arrest.

"We are extremely disappointed by the reports involving Aaron Berry," the Lions said in a statement on their website Sunday. "We are currently gathering more information and will have further comment when appropriate."

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Berry is entering his third NFL season. He started three games last season for the Lions and one the previous season.

The University of Pittsburgh product is the latest Lions player to be arrested this offseason.

Besides Berry's previous arrest, second-year players Nick Fairley and Mikel Leshoure have each been arrested twice since the season ended. Offensive tackle Johnny Culbreath also had a marijuana-related run-in with police this offseason, and monticellolive.com reported Friday that defensive tackle Corey Williams appeared in court Wednesday to face a DWI charge stemming from an arrest on June 18, 2011.

Information from The Associated Press contributed to this report.