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Pat Brennan | Cincinnati Enquirer

BRADENTON, Florida – Second-year FC Cincinnati forward Darren Mattocks is facing two felony charges in Pennsylvania.

Mattocks, 29, a scorer of three goals in the 2019 Major League Soccer season for Cincinnati, is facing one count each of making a false, fraudulent or incomplete insurance claim and theft by deception in Carroll Township (Washington County, Pennsylvania.

Mattocks trained with the club during the first leg of its ongoing preseason in Tucson, Arizona. The Enquirer has covered FC Cincinnati's second leg of preseason in Bradenton, Florida and has not witnessed Mattocks present.

FC Cincinnati declined to comment on the situation, citing its policy of not commenting on players' personal matters.

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League sources said Mattocks is still on the FC Cincinnati roster.

Mattocks' attorney, David J. Shrager, didn't immediately respond to The Enquirer's Sunday request for comment.

MLS officials also didn't immediately respond to The Enquirer's request.

According to court documents independently obtained by The Enquirer, Mattocks last appeared in court Jan. 29.

His first scheduled appearance in court was set for Dec. 5.

Mattocks did not participate in the club’s Jan. 29 preseason friendly against Phoenix Rising FC. At that time, the absence was due to a personal matter, the team stated in a post-match news release.

Asked about Mattocks’ role in the 2020 FC Cincinnati team on a Jan. 30 conference call, FC Cincinnati head coach Ron Jans said: "To be honest, he's not into the plans."

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Mattocks is scheduled to return to court Feb. 27 at 11 a.m. for a formal arraignment, court documents state.

FC Cincinnati kicks off its 2020 MLS regular season three days later with a March 1 match against the New York Red Bulls at Red Bull Arena.