Two UConn football players were arrested Wednesday evening following a traffic stop, multiple media outlets are reporting.
According to the Daily Campus, the school’s student newspaper, linebacker Nazir Williams and defensive lineman Felton Blackwell were both charged with one count each of weapons in a motor vehicle. The weapon, it turned out, was an unmarked, loaded BB gun “that initially appeared to be a real gun,” the paper wrote.
Williams, the driver of the vehicle, was also charged with possession of less than half an ounce of marijuana and possession of alcohol by a minor.
The traffic stop that led to the arrests was triggered by Williams’ vehicle having a headlight out. The incident report detailed that, in a search of the vehicle, four grams of marijuana, an open container of vodka and the BB gun were found.
Neither Williams nor Blackwell are listed on the two-deep depth chart released ahead of Saturday’s game against UCF. Both players took redshirts as true freshmen last season.