UPDATE: Bryce Thompson was suspended indefinitely after his arrest. Here is the latest version of the story.

Tennessee cornerback Bryce Thompson was arrested on a charge of misdemeanor domestic assault Saturday and jailed overnight.

Thompson and a woman got into an argument around 8 p.m. Saturday in Stokely Hall dormitory on the University of Tennessee-Knoxville campus, according to court records.

Thompson told the woman he would "slap the (expletive) out of you," witnesses told police. Two witnesses told police they heard him threaten to "shoot up the school," according to an arrest warrant.

Thompson denied making any threats.

"We are aware of the situation and are waiting for additional information while the appropriate processes take place," a UT spokesperson told the News Sentinel on Sunday morning.

UT's season opener is Saturday against Georgia State.

Thompson was jailed overnight and released Sunday morning on $3,000 bond. He is scheduled to appear in Knox County General Sessions Court on Sept. 3.

University of Tennessee police officers said Thompson was "extremely upset and agitated" when they arrived, and a metal gate had been unhinged, damaging a wall.

Thompson initially told police he fell into the gate, then fell down the stairs with it. He later changed his statement to say the gate broke "as he tried to pull it upwards."

The woman and Thompson both told officers they have been in a relationship for four years. She told police the two began arguing after she found fake eyelashes belonging to someone else in Thompson's room.

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She also told police Thompson "has a bad temper and has punched walls during past arguments."

Thompson was taken into custody on a charge of domestic assault because he "caused another to reasonably fear imminent bodily injury and the relationship between him and (the woman) is domestic in nature," the arrest warrant stated.

Thompson was identified by a witness, who saw him yelling in the stairwell. He claimed to hear both alleged threats and heard "a loud crashing sound, presumably when the gate was ripped off," according to the arrest warrant.

Two other witnesses heard parts of the exchange but could not see Thompson as the first witness impeded their view. Both stated "it was the same time and incident" that the first witness reported.

Thompson, from Irmo, South Carolina, was a freshman All-American in 2018, when he started 10 of Tennessee's 12 games. He finished with the highest grade of any freshman cornerback in the nation, according to Pro Football Focus.

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He paired with Alontae Taylor to form an impressive first-year duo that made for one of the biggest bright spots on Tennessee's defense — and Thompson is undoubtedly one of the biggest individual bright spots.

He had three interceptions and seven pass break-ups to lead UT in both categories. He also had 34 tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss and a forced fumble.

Thompson committed to South Carolina as a recruit, but the Gamecocks did not sign him. Instead, Tennessee added Thompson to its class in late May 2018.

Vols coach Jeremy Pruitt suspended then dismissed defensive lineman Ryan Thaxton in July 2018 after he was arrested and charged with domestic assault and false imprisonment.

According to online court records, Thaxton was accused of pushing his girlfriend toward his room when she refused to accompany him to his dorm. Thaxton pleaded guilty in October to a charge of false imprisonment but can have the charge dismissed if he successfully completes judicial diversion.

Defensive back Kenneth George Jr. was suspended in March after an arrest in Florida on two third-degree felony charges and two misdemeanor charges after Miami Beach police say he punched an officer.

George has been practicing during the preseason.