Three New Hampshire football players are facing felony riot charges stemming from a fraternity party back on Jan. 26.
According to the New Hampshire Union Leader, a UNH football player was denied entry to a Sigma Alpha Epsilon party, left the house and then returned with two teammates, who proceeded to fight an undisclosed number of fraternity members.
“We didn’t receive a call on this. One of our officers happened to drive by the fraternity, and she saw a large number of people in the rear parking lot and in the front that appeared to be engaged in a fight,” according to Durham, N.H., Police Department deputy police chief Rene Kelley. One person was transported to a local hospital with minor injuries.
The three players charged are senior linebacker Quinlen Dean, sophomore linebacker Kyle Hamper and junior running back Jackson Housman. They were arrested on Friday, and each faces up to seven years in prison.
All three players remain on UNH’s online roster as of press time.
The three players have since been released on bail and are due in court on Feb. 14.