COLUMBIA, Mo. • University of Missouri police arrested Mizzou wide receiver Levi Copelin Thursday on suspicion of peace disturbance after an incident on campus.

Copelin, a backup redshirt freshman for the Tigers last season, went to the student union to request a new student ID, and when told by a campus employee that his account was on hold, Copelin “made comments that the staff found threatening,” MU police Captain Brian Weimer said.

After Copelin left the office, the student union staff called MUPD, who contacted Copelin and met him at the police department headquarters on campus, Weimer said. After speaking with Copelin, officers arrested him under state statute 574.010 for first offense peace disturbance, a Class B misdemeanor. Copelin was taken to Boone County Jail and later released on $500 bail. Copelin, a native of Broken Arrow, Okla, has a court date set for Feb. 19.

Mizzou spokesman Chad Moller said the football program is aware of Copelin’s arrest and is handling the situation internally.