Glenn Foster Tried to Steal Socks, Fought With Officers Before Jail Death: Report

Newly released court documents show former NFL player Glenn Foster Jr. allegedly beat a sleeping inmate while attempting to steal the man's socks on Sunday. The report also claimed he was involved in a physical altercation with officers following the incident with the other detainee.

On Monday, Foster died at the age of 31 while in custody in Pickens County Jail in Carrollton, Alabama. He had been arrested two days prior to his passing following a high-speed chase with police that ended in a crash.

Reform Police Department Chief Richard Black said he was concerned about Foster's unstable behavior following Saturday's arrest and arranged for his family to bail him out of jail in order for Foster to be evaluated at a hospital in nearby Birmingham.

But a fight on Sunday prevented Foster's release.

WWL-TV, a CBS-affiliated station in New Orleans, was the first outlet to report on the court documents on Wednesday, which have since been reviewed by Newsweek. The papers shed more light on a alleged fight at the Alabama jail on Sunday between Foster, who once played defensive end for the New Orleans Saints, and an inmate named David Wells.

"Wells was asleep and Foster stood over him attempting to steal his socks before repeatedly striking Wells to the chest, rib cage and abdomen area," one court document said.

The report also stated Wells had to be taken to a hospital to seek treatment for bone bruises and chest swelling suffered during the attack.

A second document showed that after assaulting the fellow inmate, Foster then allegedly got into a fight with a deputy and correction officer, who were trying to handcuff him. The deputy "sustained a laceration on the bridge of his nose and left hand," according to the document.

Foster's father, Glenn Foster Sr., told NOLA.com that when he arrived to Pickens County Jail to bail out his son on Sunday, an ambulance was on the scene. He said he was told the ambulance wasn't for his son but because his son had been in a fight with another detainee and two guards.

In a statement to Newsweek, Chief Black said he informed Foster's family when they arrived on Sunday that their son was not granted release to his department. His statement said he gave the family contact information for the Pickens County sheriff. From there, the "Reform Police Department had no further contact with Foster, and he was in the custody of the Pickens County Sheriff's Office."

Records showed Foster was booked on an additional three felony counts of assault and one of third-degree battery on Sunday, and those charges kept him in custody before he died on Monday.

Speaking with NOLA.com, Foster Sr. said sheriff's deputies told him his son was transported on Monday in a patrol cruiser to a hospital about a half-hour away from the jail, where he was pronounced dead.

Foster's father said his son was diagnosed with bipolar disorder about 10 years ago, and family members said he may have been experiencing a mental health episode while in custody.

Newsweek reached out to the Pickens County Sheriff's Office and Foster's family for comment.