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DEERFIELD TWP. — Bond was set at $500,000 and a psychiatric evaluation was ordered Tuesday, March 31, for former NBA player Kirk Snyder, who is accused of breaking in a home and assaulting a Deerfield Twp. man.

Snyder, 25, was arrested early Monday at his residence at 5357 Commonwealth Drive in the Beacon Hill Townhouses. He was charged with aggravated burglary and felonious assault.

Snyder's attorney, Hal Arenstein, entered a not guilty plea during the arraignment in Mason Municipal Court. Snyder was also ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation and was placed under suicide watch.

Mason Prosecutor Robert Peeler said Snyder allegedly attacked another inmate in the Warren County Jail Monday night and "the combined violent outbursts are a cause of concern."

Around 3:40 a.m., a resident at 5387 Commonwealth Drive heard glass breaking downstairs in her townhouse. When she got up to investigate, a tall person pushed her aside and ran to the upstairs bedroom, where he began to assault her sleeping husband, authorities said.

While the man was beating her husband, the woman pulled away a hood covering his head and he then fled out the back door, sheriff deputies said. Peeler said the victim received physical injuries from the alleged assault by Snyder.

The investigation and a canine track led to Snyder's nearby residence, where he was taken into custody within minutes of the offense, sheriff deputies said.

Magistrate Eddie Lawson set a preliminary hearing in Mason Municipal Court for 1 p.m. April 16, during the video arraignment as Snyder sat in the Warren County Jail. Snyder will have to wear a GPS unit if he is release from jail, according to the magistrate's order.

Snyder was the 16th player taken in the 2004 NBA draft and played for several teams — including Utah Jazz, Houston Rockets and Minnesota Timbervolves — before playing this past season in the Chinese professional basketball league.