Vols' Ryan Thaxton suspended after domestic assault, false imprisonment charges

Mike Wilson | Knoxville

Show Caption Hide Caption UT defensive lineman Ryan Thaxton suspended after arrest University of Tennessee football player Ryan Thaxton was suspended Monday following a Sunday night arrest.

University of Tennessee football player Ryan Thaxton was suspended Monday after a Sunday night arrest.

Thaxton was later dismissed from the Vols football team.

The second-year defensive lineman was charged with domestic assault and false imprisonment of his girlfriend, according to online court records.

"We are aware of the incident," Tennessee football spokesman Zach Stipe wrote Monday in a statement to USA TODAY NETWORK - Tennessee.

According to online court records, Thaxton is accused of pushing his girlfriend toward his room when she refused to accompany him to his dorm. Thaxton then carried her inside the dorm room, where an argument took place, and he blocked the door when she attempted to leave, according to records.

The incident is alleged to have occurred about 8:23 p.m. ET Sunday at 1311 Lake Loudoun Blvd., which is the address for Stokely Hall. Thaxton was arrested by the University of Tennessee Police Department and was booked by the Knox County Sheriff's Office, according to a Knox County Sheriff's Office spokesperson.

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He was booked around 11 p.m. Sunday, then released at 9:54 a.m. Monday morning after posting $1,500 bond, according to the spokesperson.

Thaxton is scheduled for a July 23 arraignment on both counts.

The Alexandria, Va., native did not play last season as a freshman.