Longhorn Football Player Arrested for DWI in Austin

Posted on November 30, 2009 by Dunham Law Firm

Texas Longhorn football player DJ Monroe was stopped in Hays County hours after UT win over Baylor for DWI.
 
DJ Monroe arrested for DWI in Hays County, TexasD.J. Monroe, a standout freshman player for the University of Texas Longhorns football team, was arrested for driving while intoxicated in Austin, Texas. Monroe was stopped by a Hays County Sheriff’s deputy on Interstate 35 hours after the UT team defeated Baylor University. Monroe was booked at the Hays County jail and released early Sunday after posting $3000 bond.
 

Head coach Mack Brown expressed disappointment in Monroe’s actions and suspended him from the team indefinitely.

Brown said he would review the situation after his DWI has been resolved.

Monroe, 20, is a red-shirt freshman kick returner and occasional running back who has made an impact this season for the 10-0 Texas Longhorns. He has returned two kick-offs for touchdowns, setting a UT record.

 

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