Alabama’s Saban boots walk-on off team following arrest

Alabama receiver Donnie Lee Jr. was dismissed from the football team by coach Nick Saban after being arrested on a domestic assault charge on Thursday.

Lee, a walk-on, was charged with third-degree domestic assault, according to the Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Office.

Lee, a senior, was reportedly involved in a physical altercation with a female he was dating, according to Birmingham television station WBRC.

“Donnie Lee Jr., a walk-on who has not been participating in team activities since a knee injury in August, has been dismissed from our football team and is no longer part of our program,” Saban said in a news release. “This behavior will not be tolerated from anyone and is not representative of our football program.”

Tuscaloosa police spokesperson Teena Richardson told the Tuscaloosa News that injuries were involved in the altercation.

“It started as a verbal altercation that led to a physical altercation,” Richardson said. “He was charged with domestic violence assault because of her visible injuries.”