Police: Victim of 49ers' Ray McDonald had 'visible injuries'

(09-02) 16:06 PDT SAN JOSE -- The alleged victim in the domestic violence arrest of 49ers defensive tackle Ray McDonald early Sunday morning had "visible injures," San Jose police said Tuesday in a brief synopsis of the case released to the media.

But police officials declined to comment further on what happened at McDonald's home on Bentley Ridge Drive at about 2 a.m., which prompted him to be arrested on suspicion of felony domestic violence.

Citing an unnamed source, the Sacramento Bee said McDonald had an altercation with his pregnant fiancee, and that she showed officers bruises on her arms and neck.

McDonald, who turned 30 on Tuesday, is listed on the police synopsis as being 6-foot-4 and 300 pounds.

He was released from jail later Sunday on $25,000 bond. If the Santa Clara County district attorney's office decides to charge him, he is due to appear in a Santa Clara County court on Sept. 15.

"I can't say too much, not right now, but the truth will come out," McDonald told television reporters just after making bail. "Everybody knows the kind of person that I am. I'm a good-hearted person."

Last week, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced harsher penalties for all players involved in incidents of assault, battery, domestic violence or sexual abuse. First-time offenders will be suspended for six games, and players who commit a second offense will be banned from the league for life.

Goodell implemented the harsher punishments after acknowledging that his two-game suspension of Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice in July was too lenient. Rice was caught on security video dragging his then-fiancee out of an Atlantic City casino in February while she was unconscious.

In a statement Sunday, Niners general manager Trent Baalke said, "The 49ers organization is aware of the recent reports regarding Ray McDonald and we take such matters seriously. As we continue to gather the facts, we will reserve further comment."

McDonald was arrested in 2010 on suspicion of drunken driving in San Mateo County and again in 2012 on an outstanding warrant from that arrest.

He is an integral part of a 49ers defense that includes All-Pro linebacker Aldon Smith, who was suspended for nine games Friday for violations of the NFL's personal conduct policy and substance abuse policies.

Since January 2012, the 49ers have a league-high 10 arrests, according to a San Diego Union-Tribune database that tracks NFL arrests. Six of those arrests have come from Smith and McDonald.

On Tuesday, 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh made his first public comments on McDonald's arrest in his weekly radio appearance on KNBR.

"You ask me how I feel about domestic violence," Harbaugh said. "I can be very clear about that. If someone physically abuses a woman and/or physically or mentally abuses or hurts a child, then there's no understanding. There's no tolerance for that."