Five Negro Notre Dame University Football Players Arrested on Gun & Marijuana Charges - Ashton White, 19, Clinton, MD; Floyd Redfield, 21, Mission Viejo, Calif.; Kevin Stepherson Jr,. 18, Jacksonville, Fla.; Dexter Williams, 19, Winder Garden, Fla.; and Te’Von Coney, 19, West Palm Beach, Fla - THANKS TO BEING BLACK - Notre Dame University will protect them, the black community will rally behind them and the NFL will shower them with contracts

UPDATE: In a separate incident a SIXTH NEGRO NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL PLAYER HAS BEEN ARRESTED - A sixth player, cornerback Devin Butler, was arrested on preliminary charges of resisting law enforcement and battery to a police officer, both felonies, after an incident early Saturday at a South Bend, Ind., bar, according to South Bend police.

According to court documents obtained by the South Bend Tribune, the state will have until Wednesday to decide whether to file formal charges against Butler, who is accused in the documents of tackling and punching a police officer.

Five men were arrested Friday night in Peru, Ind. for possession of marijuana. Three of the men are also facing a charge for possession of a handgun without a license.

The men arrested were Ashton White, 19, Clinton, MD; Floyd Redfield, 21, Mission Viejo, Calif.; Kevin Stepherson Jr,. 18, Jacksonville, Fla.; Dexter Williams, 19, Winder Garden, Fla.; and Te’Von Coney, 19, West Palm Beach, Fla.

All five were incarcerated in the Fulton County jail to face a misdemeanor charge for possession of marijuana. Redfield, Stepherson Jr., and Williams face an additional charge for possession of a handgun without a license, police said.

An Indiana State Trooper initiated a traffic stop for a 2007 Ford Focus on U.S. 31, near Fulton County Road 375 North, for traveling 73 miles per hours in a posted 60 miles per hour zone. The Ford also had an improper taillight, said Indiana State Police, in a statement.

While the trooper was speaking with the drive, White, he smelled marijuana coming from the car. The trooper used his narcotics detecting police dog to conduct a free air sniff around the Ford. The dog indicated the presence of illegal narcotics, police said in a statement. During a search of the car, officer found marijuana and a loaded handgun.

All five names and hometowns match players on the Notre Dame football roster. Another player was arrested in St. Joseph County, near campus.
Senior cornerback, Devin Butler was arrested and booked Saturday morning on preliminary charges of battery against a police officer and resisting law enforcement, said the St. Joseph County jail.

Notre Dame’s Vice President for Public Affairs and Communications issued a statement in response to these arrests.

“Any student arrested on a felony charge also faces dismissal from the university,” Brown said. “The university will determine if additional sanctions should apply to any or all of the students charged.”