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Alabama sophomore guard Lester Cotton was arrested on Friday night and charged with possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia, per a series of Tweets from Kelvin Reynolds of Fox 6.

Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban released a statement on the situation Monday morning.

“We are in the process of determining the facts in the situation with Lester Cotton,” Saban said in a University press release. “We will handle any discipline internally like we have done in the past.”

Cotton started five games at guard - three at right guard, two at left guard - for the Crimson Tide last season and played in nine others. The sophomore also played regularly on the Crimson Tide field goal and extra point teams.

At 6-foot-4, 325 pounds, Cotton was rated the No. 4 guard and the No. 55 overall player in the 2015 class, per the industry-generated 247Sports Composite.

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