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Syracuse men's lacrosse player Brad McKinney was arrested and charged with possession of alcohol, according to a report in The Daily Orange.

(Michael Greenlar | syracuse.com)

Syracuse, N.Y. — Syracuse men's lacrosse player Brad McKinney was charged by Watertown police with unlawful possession of alcohol, according to Watertown detective lieutenant Joseph R. Donoghue Sr.

According to an arrest report from the Watertown police, the 19-year-old McKinney was arrested at 3:37 a.m. on Thursday. The police report indicates he was intoxicated and carrying a bottle of Jagermeister and a can of Pabst Blue Ribbon.

Donoghue said police were called to the area after a report of McKinney and two others men pulling up a mailbox on a local homeowner's property. The three men put the mailbox back into the ground before officers arrived.

According to Donoghue, when police arrived on the scene McKinney tried to hide, Christopher Krake tried to walk away and a third male, who has not yet been identified, ran from police. Donoghue said McKinney and Krake were cooperative at the scene.

McKinney is scheduled for a city court hearing on June 22. The incident was first reported by Sam Blum of The Daily Orange, Syracuse's student newspaper.

"We are aware of the matter and are in the process of gathering all of the facts," Syracuse associate athletics director for communications Sue Edson said via email.

McKinney, a Watertown native, did not play last year as a true freshman. A high school All-American, McKinney was ranked the No. 60 recruit in the 2014 class by Inside Lacrosse. He is listed on the Syracuse roster as a 6-foot-1, 192-pound midfielder.

It was the second alcohol-related incident involving a member of the men's lacrosse team in the past year.

Redshirt freshman Hayes McGiney pled guilty in April to second-degree harassment after punching a pair of people and attempting to get into a car that wasn't his. McGinley was suspended from the team after the incident.

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