Four Texas Tech football players suspended indefinitely following arrests, release of body cam video

Four Texas Tech football players, including the quarterback, were suspended by the university after the Lubbock Police Department released body cam footage showing them involved in a chaotic scene Sunday outside a bar.

Quarterback Jett Duffey, cornerback Desmond Smith-Williams, safety Christian Malik Shakur Taylor and receiver Quan Shorts were suspended indefinitely, head coach Kliff Kingsbury said Tuesday morning during practice.

"They obviously made some bad decisions and put themselves in a bad position," Kingsbury said.

All four players are still on the team, Kingsbury added.

Duffey was charged with criminal mischief and is accused of damaging property, according to arrest documents. Taylor was charged with criminal mischief. The charges against the other players were not made available by Lubbock police.

The incident began around 7:24 p.m. Sunday outside Bash Riprocks, a sports bar in Lubbock. Police were responding to a civil disturbance with an armed subject. Bash Riprocks was closing and there were a lot of people around, according to the police report.

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The police saw Taylor punch and break the windshield of a slow moving vehicle trying to leave the area. Taylor claims the vehicle was trying to hit him, police records state.

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While attempting to disperse the crowd, the officer saw Duffey punch a hole in a wall near U Lofts Apartments.

"I observed the hole approximately 18 inches in length and 6 inches in width," the officer wrote in his police report. "I observed Duffey in my presence damage the listed property."

Fernando Alfonso III is a digital reporter at Chron.com. Follow him on Twitter at @fernalfonso.