The junior college transfer could find his career in Knoxville coming to an end after being on campus less than two months.
Tennessee defensive tackle Alexis Johnson, who just arrived on campus this spring as a junior college transfer, has been arrested for aggravated assault and false imprisonment. Shortly after his arrest last night, Tennessee announced his suspension from the football team:
Statement from UT media director Ryan Robinson on #Vols football player Alexis Johnson: pic.twitter.com/HXP8GPHRUr
— John Brice (@John_BriceVQ) February 18, 2016
The female victim is reportedly an ex-girlfriend, and the details in Dustin Dopirak's story are unpleasant:
The victim, who previously dated Johnson on two occasions, told police she was "play fighting" with him in the living room and the bedroom of his apartment sometime between 3-5 a.