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Notre Dame’s Devin Butler Charged With Two Felonies

Five Notre Dame football players have been arrested after Indiana State Police say a trooper found marijuana and a loaded handgun in their auto, while a sixth player was arrested in separate battery incident.

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A state police statement says the trooper stopped the auto Friday night in Fulton County for speeding and thought he smelled marijuana.

Police found marijuana and a handgun during the traffic stop of the five Notre Dame players, according to Indiana State Police.

Starting safety Max Redfield, running back Dexter Williams, linebacker Te’Von Coney, receiver Kevin Stepherson and cornerback Ashton White were charged with misdemeanor marijuana possession. Redfield and two other players in the vehicle also face a misdemeanor charge for possession of an unlicensed handgun. Additionally, Redfield, Stepherson and Williams were charged with one count each of possession of a handgun without a license.

During a subsequent search of the vehicle, officers allegedly found marijuana and a loaded handgun.

Cornerback Devin Butler was charged with battery to law enforcement and resisting law enforcement. Stepherson, Williams and Redfield were released on a $500 bond each, while Coney and white were released on $300 bonds. An affidavit claimed that “a police officer said the player punched and slammed him to the ground outside a bar”, NBC Sports reported.

Let this be a statement for the rest of the Notre Dame team moving forward.

After spending the night in the St. Joseph County jail, Butler was released on Saturday morning.

It should be noted that Brian Kelly’s statement stresses “that all of the players involved in these two incidents remain subject to justice system and University discipline, and those processes could yet impact their standing with the University and the team”.

Knepper suffered injuries to his elbow, wrist, neck, back and arm, according to the probable cause affidavit.

According to the police report from the Butler incident, officers Aaron Knepper and Luke Pickard were called to the Linebacker Lounge, a bar near Notre Dame Stadium, and saw two women in a scuffle by the curb outside the building. He’s a do-it-all safety and has recorded 143 total tackles over his last three seasons.

Perhaps Notre Dame should have told their players that the M in team doesn’t stand for “marijuana arrest”.

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Suffice to say, Friday night was not a good night for the Notre Dame football program.

Aug. 17 2016 Notre Dame NCAA college football linebackers practice during Notre Dame Football Media Day