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From left: Quincy Jones, Darius Scott, Jay Jones

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Update: Police: EMU football players knew assault victim from 'past case'

Three Eastern Michigan University players face misdemeanor assault charges after an incident off-campus Friday afternoon, court records show.

Darius Scott, Quincy Jones and Jarockeis (Jay) Jones are all facing a single misdemeanor charge of aggravated assault, according to court records. The charges stem from an assault that took place at 12:49 p.m. Friday at Huron River Drive and LeForge Road, records show.

On the Eastern Michigan University Public Safety Department's website, the incident is listed as a strong arm aggravated assault. The Ypsilanti Police Department's daily crime summary for Friday released early Saturday morning stated there were no incidents to report.

EMU Assistant Athletic Director Greg Steiner said the three players remain on the team but did not play in Saturday’s game against Morgan State University.

“We’re aware of the situation involving the student athletes,” Steiner said. “Right now, we’re following standard Eastern Michigan University policy regarding disciplinary actions.”

Scott, 22, of Chicago, is listed as a 5-foot-8-inches tall senior defensive back from Simeon Academy. Quincy Jones, 20, is a 6-foot-2-inches tall junior wide receiver from Cleveland. Jay Jones is a 5-foot-10-inches tall redshirt junior wide receiver from Palm Coast, Florida.

Scott is a three-year letter winner, while Quincy Jones and Jay Jones are both listed as two-year letter winners on EMU’s website.

In addition to not playing in Saturday’s game against Morgan State, the three players were not on the depth chart released Monday by EMU.

Ypsilanti police did not immediately return a phone call and an email Wednesday afternoon seeking more information about the incident.

All three players are free on a 10 percent of $5,000 bond. Online court records for Scott and Quincy Jones show they’re in court for a pretrial hearing at 1 p.m. Sept. 8. There was no online court file for Jay Jones, but court officials confirmed the charges and bond amounts.

Eastern Michigan’s next game is on Saturday against the Florida Gators in Gainesville, Florida. It’s not immediately clear if the trio will be allowed on the sidelines or allowed to practice, and Steiner said the results of the EMU disciplinary process wouldn’t be shared publicly.

“We’re certainly following those cases closely and under the FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) rules, the outcomes of those processes aren’t shared publicly,” Steiner said.

EMU head football coach Chris Creighton was not able to make a statement about the incident, Steiner said.

Kyle Feldscher covers cops and courts for The Ann Arbor News. He can be reached at kylefeldscher@mlive.com or you can follow him on Twitter. Find all Washtenaw County crime stories here.