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Five Notre Dame Fighting Irish football players were arrested Friday night on a drug charge, Indiana State Police confirmed.
Just after 10 p.m. on Friday, troopers conducted a traffic stop in Fulton County on a vehicle that was traveling above the speed limit and had an improper taillight. The trooper utilized his narcotics detecting police dog to conduct a free air sniff around the Ford.
All five players were charged with possession, and found themselves incarcerated overnight.
All five were arrested and taken to the Fulton County Jail, where they were charged with possession of marijuana. Here’s more via ABC 57’s Brandon Pope.
The university confirmed that those arrested were: 19-year-old cornerback Ashton White, 21-year-old starting safety Max Redfield, 18-year-old wide receiver Kevin Stepherson Jr., 19-year-old linebacker Te’von Coney and 19-year-old Dexter Williams, who is one of three running backs expected to play regularly for the Irish this season.
– Brandon Pope ABC 57 (@BpopeTV) August 20, 2016Booking photos released for five #NotreDame players arrested in Fulton Co. for marijuana and handgun. Redfield, Stepherson and Williams face an additional charge of possession of an unlicensed handgun.
Notre Dame had their final practice of fall camp on Friday.
The Notre Dame team, ranked No. 9 in ESPN’s preseason college football poll, completed training camp on Friday in preparation for its September 4 opening game at the University of Texas.
Cornerback Devin Butler was also arrested Saturday night on suspicion of battery in an unrelated incident, according to the Associated Press.
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South Bend police spokesman Lt. Joe Galea said Butler was arrested on a preliminary felony charge of resisting law enforcement causing bodily injury to a law enforcement officer stemming from an incident outside a South Bend bar. Butler remained held Saturday afternoon at the St. Joseph County Jail. When this happened, Devin Butler reportedly became very angry towards one of the women in the group.
