Overview
- Dre Kirkpatrick Jr., a sophomore defensive back, was arrested during the bye week and released on a $1,500 bond, according to jail records.
- Initial charges include three counts of reckless endangerment, attempting to elude, and speeding, with documents also citing reckless driving and failure or refusal to comply with first responders’ orders.
- Charging records list three University of Alabama Police Department officers as victims in the reckless endangerment counts.
- A police deposition describes a 2:44 a.m. incident on University Boulevard in which officers on foot tried to stop a white Mercedes, placed their hands on the hood, and moved aside as the vehicle accelerated away.
- UAPD is leading an active investigation, video evidence is referenced in reports, and Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer has imposed an indefinite team suspension.