This photo released by the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office shows Max Redfield. 10 season opener against the Nevada Wolf Pack, the team could be without linebacker Te’Von Coney, starting safety Max Redfield, wide receiver Kevin Stepherson, cornerback Ashton White, and running back Dexter Williams. Redfield, Coney, Stepherson, White and Williams were arrested Friday night in Fulton County (Indiana) after police stopped them for speeding. Kelly did not mince words in a lengthy statement released Sunday afternoon, saying, in part: “At Notre Dame, where we place so much importance on the integration of students who are athletes into the broader university, the primary responsibility for discipline lies, as it should, with the University’s Office of Community Standards”. “That process has only served to deepen my disappointment in the poor decisions made by these young men”. Kelly added that the status of the players with the university and the football team can be impacted by the justice system and the university’s discipline.
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“He shouted profanities at the officers and started swinging his fist”, Galea said of Butler.
Officers had to use a stun gun to subdue Butler in the altercation outside the Linebacker Lounge in South Bend, according to a probable cause affidavit.
The school also confirmed the arrest of a sixth player, Devin Butler, early Saturday in South Bend on a battery charge. – Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly announced Sunday that he had dismissed starting safety Max Redfield and suspended cornerback Devin Butler indefinitely after both were arrested in separate incidents in IN over the weekend. The trooper had his police dog conduct a free air sniff around the vehicle and it indicated the presence of the drug.
Making matters worse, Redfield, Stepherson, and Williams were charged with possessing a handgun without a license, and could face additional misdemeanor charges.
All remain jailed on a misdemeanor marijuana possession charge.
It was not known if any of the six have hired attorneys.
Redfield, who was expected to start this season, was sent home from the Fiesta Bowl last season for violating team rules. “The university will determine if additional sanctions should apply to any or all of the students charged”, said Paul Browne, Notre Dame’s vice president for public affairs and communications.
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No. 10 Notre Dame opens the season against Texas on September 4.
