Detroit Lions cornerback Terrion Arnold has been arrested in Florida in connection to a robbery and kidnapping in Tampa, according to the Florida state attorney’s office in Hillsborough County.

In a press release on Wednesday, June 24, the Florida state attorney’s office announced Arnold will face “multiple felony charges which carry a potential sentence of up to life in prison.”

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“Arnold is accused of coordinating and directing [six] codefendants to lure three men to an apartment where the victims were robbed, beaten, and held at gunpoint,” the press release states.

According to the release, the Lions’ cornerback initially reported to the Largo Police Department that he had been a victim of theft – $200,000 in “personal items” was stolen from an Airbnb that Arnold owned. Arnold allegedly began orchestrating his retaliation with six others within hours of giving his theft report to the police, according to an investigation cited in the press release from the state attorney’s office.

“No one has the right to take the law into their own hands,” State Attorney Suzy Lopez said in a statement. “A dispute over missing property does not justify kidnapping, violence, or retaliation. This arrest is the result of months of investigative work and collaboration between the Tampa Police Department and our prosecutors.”

Arnold and four codefendants are currently in jail without bond, according to the release. Two other co-defendants “pleaded guilty to their roles in the crime” in a June 24 hearing.

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“We will continue to pursue justice for the three victims by holding everyone accountable for their roles in this crime,” Lopez said in a statement.

This story will be updated when new information is available.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Terrion Arnold arrested: Lions CB to face ‘multiple felony charges’