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Vols’ Ryan Thaxton suspended after domestic assault, false imprisonment charges

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University of Tennessee football player Ryan Thaxton was suspended Monday after a Sunday night arrest.

The second-year defensive lineman was charged with domestic assault and false imprisonment of his girlfriend, according to online court records.

“We are aware of the incident,” Tennessee football spokesman Zach Stipe wrote Monday in a statement to USA TODAY NETWORK – Tennessee. “The student-athlete has been suspended from all team activities while law enforcement and the university investigates.”

According to online court records, Thaxton is accused of pushing his girlfriend toward his room when she refused to accompany him to his dorm. Thaxton then carried her inside the dorm room, where an argument took place, and he blocked the door when she attempted to leave, according to records.

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USC Former 5-star WR, Joseph Lewis arrested; suspended from team

Joseph Lewis The Fulmer CupFormer five-star WR and freshman Joseph Lewis was arrested on a domestic violence charge Monday afternoon per an arrest record obtained by USCFootball.com.

A LAPD spokesperson stated that Lewis was booked on a 273.5 (a) PC charge, which is defined as “corporal injury on a spouse or cohabitant.” A corporal injury is defined as a domestic battery that leaves a “visible” injury on the victim. The charge is listed as a felony on the arrest record and carries up to four years in prison if convicted.

A USC spokesperson issued this statement after USCFootball.com reached out for a response to Lewis’ arrest:

“USC takes all reports of domestic abuse seriously and is cooperating fully with the law enforcement investigation. While this student code of conduct issue is being investigated, the student has been suspended from all football-related activities. Student disciplinary records and student conduct proceedings are confidential at USC and protected by law.”

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Wildcats’ safety arrested for domestic violence (The Fulmer Cup Offseason)

The Fulmer Cup Scottie YoungArizona Freshman safety Scottie Young Jr. was arrested by campus police on suspicion of one count of domestic violence assault shortly after midnight Wednesday after a student in the Likins Residence Hall reported that she’d seen another student get “pushed into a wall, spit on and threatened by (Young)”, according a campus police incident report.

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EWU football player arrested on domestic violence charge has been removed from the team

Dylan Donohue The Fulmer CupAn Eastern Washington University football player arrested on a domestic violence charge last week has been dismissed from the team.

Head coach Aaron Best said arrests of players are handled on a case-by-case basis and he thought it was best for the school to “part ways” with nose tackle Dylan Donohue. “We take all arrests seriously,” said Best.

Source: EWU football player arrested on domestic violence charge has been removed from the team | The Spokesman-Review