Five people, including three University of Montana Griz football players, were arrested on felony burglary charges following an incident that occurred early Sunday morning.
Kendrick Van Ackeren, Joseph Counts and John Schmaing, as well as Courtney Reep and Maclain Tomlinson, were all booked into the Missoula County jail early Sunday. Missoula Police Sgt. Collin Rose said an investigation into the alleged burglary incident is still ongoing. A 9-1-1 call about the incident, which took place at a residence on the 200 block of Pattee Canyon Drive, came in at 2:51 a.m. Sunday. Rose said at this point, police have no evidence of violence or injuries from the incident.
All five individuals were held on $50,000 bail. Reep and Counts have been released after posting bail.
Counts, a redshirt junior running back, hasn't played since Sept. 26 because of an injury. On Aug. 29, he scored the winning touchdown for the Griz in their game against North Dakota State with two seconds to go. He had missed all of last season with a foot injury.
Both Schmaing, a senior starting offensive tackle, and senior starting outside linebacker Van Ackeren played in Saturday's game in Oregon against Portland State. Van Ackeren leads the Griz with 96 tackles this season.
UM Athletic Director Kent Haslam said as per the student-athlete code of conduct, all three of the football players have been suspended indefinitely from all team activities. He said the suspension would only be reevaluated if the circumstances of the charges change.
"A felony is a felony and there's no gray area at all," Haslam said. "It's disappointing. It's really disappointing and it just doesn't reflect the entire team."
