Alabama safety Deionte Thompson surveys Louisville's offense in Game 1 of 2018.

According to a motion of continuance filed last Tuesday by the attorney for Alabama safety Deionte Thompson in the 122nd Judicial Court in Galveston County, Texas, a jury trial previously set for Thompson's felony assault case on Oct. 8 has been postponed until "some future date" due to defense counsel being out of town.

Per the motion, "[Defense] Counsel has discussed this with Assistant District Attorney, James Haugh, who has agreed with this continuance."

Thompson's trial was scheduled to get underway two days after he and the rest of the Crimson Tide football team take on Arkansas in Fayetteville, Ark., next Saturday.

Along with Rufus Joseph, Daletredricc Wolfford and Morris Joseph, Jr., a defensive lineman who spent the 2017 season at UT-San Antonio, Thompson was charged with allegedly beating Noah Frillou in Crystal Beach, Texas, on March 18, 2017, to the point of causing serious bodily injury. The quartet were then indicted by a Galveston County grand jury in October 2017.

Since the indictment proceedings, Thompson has met conditions of a $20,000 bond that included drug testing every 30 days, an obligation Thompson was required to pay for himself.

Thompson's attorney, Sean Villery-Samuel, has stated that his client is set on being fully exonerated.

"Racial slurs were used and drinks were thrown at the people that were with Deionte Thompson," Villery-Samuel said in a statement to the Beaumont Enterprise on Nov. 2, 2017. "Thompson maintains his innocence and looks forward to having his day in court, so that he can clear his name."

Thompson has started every game this season for the top-ranked Crimson Tide. He leads the team in tackles (27) and is tied for team highs in interceptions (two) and forced fumbles (one). Most recently, the redshirt junior paced Alabama's defense with seven tackles in its 56-14 win over the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns this past Saturday.

"He does have great range in the backend," Alabama coach Nick Saban said of Thompson after the Ole Miss game. "He's very instinctive, football is very important to him. He does a great job of preparing every week. I'm really proud of the progress he's made as a player through his career here to be a very effective, productive player for us now."

BOL beat reporter Charlie Potter contributed to this report.

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