Ann Arbor police arrested Michigan football player Mazi Smith after discovering a gun in his car during an Oct. 7 traffic stop for speeding, the department said in a press release.
"Smith was arrested at the scene, processed at the police station, and released pending Washtenaw County Prosecutor review," the release, sent to the Free Press late Thursday afternoon said.
That contradicts the reason Washtenaw County Prosecutor Eli Savit gave for why Smith was not charged until nearly two months after the stop. Savit said in an earlier conversation with the Free Press that if Ann Arbor police had immediately arrested Smith, prosecutors would have had to make a decision on charges within 48 hours, Savit said.