BLACKSBURG, VIRGINIA - Virginia Tech football coach Frank Beamer dismissed redshirt senior D.J. Walton from the team on Tuesday days after Walton was arrested for armed robbery.
Walton, a 22-year-old defensive back from Woodbridge, Va., was arrested late Saturday and charged with four counts of robbery, four counts of possession of a firearm in the commission of a felony, four counts of abduction and one count of possessing marijuana, Prince William County police said.
John Hudspeth, 22, of Manassas, was arrested on the same charges.
Details of the arrest were not available Tuesday evening.
Beamer said in a statement from the university that there would be no further comment on Walton's dismissal.
Walton played on special teams in 2002 before he was convicted for a DUI and dismissed from the team. Beamer allowed him to return last season, when he played in two games, making eight tackles.
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