4 Texas Tech football players arrested, jailed in Lubbock
Four Texas Tech football players were arrested on misdemeanor charges Sunday morning in Lubbock outside a nightclub near the university.
Quarterback Jett Duffey, linebacker Christian Taylor, wide receiver Quan Shorts and defensive back Desmon Smith were in the Lubbock County Detention Center Sunday morning, according to jail records.
Duffey, 21, and Taylor, 21, were charged with a misdemeanor count of criminal mischief. Smith, 20, and Shorts, 21, were charged with misdemeanor counts of disorderly conduct. Their bonds were set at $750. Texas Tech’s football team spent part of Saturday in Midland for a spring scrimmage, and the arrests were conducted by the Lubbock Police Department early Sunday.
Officers were dispatched to Bash Riprocks nightclub, 2419 Main St., at 1:54 a.m., after reports of a disturbance and a possible armed person, according to a news release from Kasie Whitley, Lubbock Police Department spokeswoman.
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