Vols’ Jaylen McCollough arrested on felony assault costs

Tennessee beginning security Jaylen McCollough was arrested Sunday on felony costs of aggravated assault following an incident at a Knoxville condominium complicated.

Based on a Knox County Sheriff’s Workplace arrest warrant, officers responded to a name at 3:28 p.m. ET on Sunday. A person advised officers that he had been ingesting with mates in an condominium and left to retrieve gadgets from his automobile. He by accident returned to an condominium within the flawed constructing, knocked on the door and nobody answered.

The person advised police that he opened an unlocked door, realized he was within the flawed condominium and apologized to the residents. After leaving the condominium, a person adopted him and have become aggressive, in keeping with the sufferer.

The arrest report famous that the sufferer “apologized once more and advised the male, ‘He did not need to be a [expletive] about it.’ As he was strolling away, he heard footsteps behind him. He rotated on the high of the steps roughly 30 toes from the door and was punched within the face. He fell backwards down the steps and misplaced consciousness.”

When the sufferer regained consciousness, in keeping with the report, a distinct man and lady have been serving to him to his toes. Officers famous that there was blood on the staircase. The sufferer had blood and swelling on his mouth and a number of lacking and damaged enamel, in keeping with police.

Officers tried to contact the residents of the condominium, however nobody answered the door. Officers discovered the lady who had been serving to the sufferer in a automobile within the car parking zone, and he or she recognized herself as McCollough’s girlfriend.

She known as McCollough again to the scene, in keeping with police, and his proper hand was in bandages with blood soaking via the bandage. McCollough, 21, did not reply officers’ questions and was arrested.

McCollough, from Austell, Georgia, was launched from jail on Monday morning, in keeping with the Knox County Sheriff’s Workplace.

A Tennessee spokesman declined remark to ESPN on Monday. Volunteers coach Josh Heupel is scheduled to talk with reporters at midday ET on Monday.

McCollough, a four-year starter for the Volunteers, is tied for fourth on the crew with 23 tackles this season. He was credited with seven tackles in Tennessee’s 40-13 victory at LSU on Saturday.

The No. 6 Volunteers host No. 3 Alabama at Neyland Stadium on Saturday.