Temple University suspends 2 football players after arrests
Published 1:00 pm Tuesday, March 17, 2015
- Former University of Tennessee football player A.J. Johnson, right, and current player Michael Williams wait to be arraigned on two counts of aggravated rape Monday, Mar. 9, 2015, in Knoxville, Tenn. Johnson and Williams face charges stemming from allegations made by a UT student in November. Both pleaded not guilty to aggravated rape charges before Knox County Criminal Court Judge Bob McGee and he set an Aug. 24 trial date. (AP Photo/Knoxville News Sentinel, Michael Patrick)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Temple University has suspended two members of its football team after their arrests in an off-campus assault.
Dion Dawkins and Haason Reddick were charged late Monday with aggravated assault.
The 20-year-olds are free on bail pending a March 31 hearing. Online court records do not list lawyers for them to comment on the charges.
Police say Dawkins and Reddick were involved in a fight Jan. 17 at a party in Philadelphia’s Northern Liberties section.
WPVI-TV (http://6abc.cm/1xucI8O) reports the victim was a Temple student. The student’s family says he suffered a concussion and broken orbital bone.
The 6-foot-5, 315-pound Dawkins started on the offensive line last season. He’s from Rahway, New Jersey.
The 6-foot-1, 225-pound Reddick played in nine games last year on the defensive line. He’s from Camden, New Jersey.
