Arkansas St. LB to play in bowl despite arrest
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) -
Arkansas State linebacker Chris Littleton will probably play in Tuesday's New Orleans Bowl after the junior was arrested for allegedly assaulting a law officer who was breaking up a fight on the Indians' team bus.
The district attorney's office has not yet charged Littleton.
"At this time, I have to do what's fair to every individual involved, and especially Chris Littleton," Indians coach Steve Roberts said. "So at this time, he is still on tap to play."
Arkansas State plays
Southern Mississippi on Tuesday in the New Orleans Bowl at Lafayette.
Police said a fight broke out on a team bus in Lafayette late Saturday night and the driver pulled the vehicle over and summoned officers.
Lafayette City Marshal Nickey Picard said a Lafayette police officer and a city marshal entered the bus and tried to restore order. Littleton allegedly pushed an officer, and then walked away while the officer tried to calm him down, Picard said.
Littleton was booked into the Lafayette Parish Jail shortly after midnight Sunday and bonded out later Sunday. No one else was arrested. "We are aware of the situation with Chris Littleton and have conducted our own investigation and are continuing to do so," Roberts said.