Damore’ea Stringfellow
Demontrae Elston
Ole Miss safety Trae Elston and receiver Damore’ea Stringfellow were arrested and charged with disorderly conduct early Thursday in Oxford.
Elston was also charged with resisting arrest. Both were booked in the Lafayette County Detention Center just after midnight, according to jail records, and both had posted bail as of Thursday afternoon.
The Associated Press reports that Oxford Police Department responded to a “large disturbance” in downtown Oxford outside of The Lyric just before midnight. Several people were arrested along with Elston and Stringfellow. OPD Maj. Jeff McCutchen said the department had viewed a video of the incident and no further charges are expected at this time.
Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze said in a statement released by the university that “we are gathering facts on the matter.”
Elston played in 12 games last season, starting 11, and finished with 59 tackles and an interception. The rising senior has been an important part to the Rebels’ defense for three seasons.
Stringfellow is a transfer from Washington who sat out last season because of NCAA transfer rules. He left Washington after pleading guilty to two counts of assault and one count of mischief after an incident in February following the Super Bowl.
Elston posted a public apology for his participation in the fight to Twitter Friday morning.
“I want to apologize for my behavior,” Elston tweeted. “It was inappropriate and showed lack of respect to my family and to the Ole Miss community. I realize that I am a role model to some and I’m sorry for stepping out of my character this week.”
The arrests are the most recent in a string of incidents involving members of the Ole Miss football team over the last year. There have been nine Ole Miss players arrested in the last calendar year, and four in the last six months.
