Two Western Michigan players allegedly held a female WMU student at gun- and knife-point in an off-campus area of Kalamazoo after committing an on-campus robbery, the TV station WWMT has reported. The players, wide receiver Bryson White and linebacker Ron George are now in custody.
According the report, the pair committed a robbery in their on-campus dorm, then proceeded to stick up a student with both a semi-automatic firearm and a knife.
Head coach P.J. Fleck has suspended both players from the team.
“Having heard this news early this morning, I took action to immediately suspend both freshman players indefinitely,” he told WWMT in a statement. “We expect to learn more about these allegations today. I’m extremely disappointed and want to assure the community that this kind of conduct is unacceptable and does not represent the values of this team or this university. The students will be held accountable to all University student- code, Athletic-student athlete and Football Code of conduct standards. Violations of these standards can lead to dismissal from the team and University.”
BREAKING NEWS: Two WMU football players arrested for allegedly holding up a female in a dorm with weapons. pic.twitter.com/igymbztc0D
— News Channel 3 WWMT-TV (@wwmtnews) August 27, 2016
White and George have been removed from Western Michigan’s online roster.
