Florida Gators freshmen Tyrie Cleveland and Rick Wells were arrested on Sunday night after being accused of firing BB guns and causing more than $1,000 in property damage at Keys Residential housing on campus.
Wells and Cleveland are currently being held at Alachua County Jail on two charges: firing a weapon-missile into a dwelling, vehicle or building (second degree felony) and damage property-criminal mischief resulting in $1000 or more damage (third degree felony).
A University of Florida police reports states that an officer was dispatched to Keys around 11:30 on Sunday. The officer noticed three windows had been shattered, with small, round holes in each. After reviewing video surveillance, two males were seen shooting at the windows around 6:45 on Sunday. Wells and Cleveland were both identified by their student identification cards. Wells admitted to the wrongdoing and surrendered the BB gun to the officer; both players were arrested and booked early Monday morning (3:38 am).
Cleveland and Wells grew up together in Jacksonville before Cleveland’s family moved to the Houston area. Wells committed to Florida well over a year ago and Cleveland was one of the top-ranked receivers in the country last year, expected to be able to play as a freshman for the Gators.
**UPDATE (Monday 1:58 pm):** Jim McElwain released a brief statement through the Florida Gators Twitter saying.
“This is not the behavior that we expect and as I often talk about there will be consequences for their actions.”
** UPDATE (Monday 3:00 p.m.): ** Both Wells and Cleveland have been released from Alachua County jail on their own recognizance.