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After paintball incident, Rutger football players suspended

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Defensive backs Malachi “Max” Melton and Chris Long of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team were each charged with three counts of aggravated assault and a weapons count after it was reported they shot people using paintballs in a drive by. Coach Greg Schiano has suspended them. The Associated Press has the story:

Minor injuries after Malachi “Max” Melton and Chris Long shoot people with paintballs

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Two Rutgers players have been suspended from the football team after they were charged in an incident in which three people were struck by paintballs fired from a passing vehicle.

Coach Greg Schiano took the action Tuesday, shortly after defensive backs Malachi “Max” Melton and Chris Long were each charged with three counts of aggravated assault and a weapons count. The charges stem from an incident Monday night in the area of the school’s Livingston Campus in Piscataway. It’s not known if either player has retained an attorney.

Melton has recorded two interceptions — including one he returned for a 46-yard touchdown against Temple — and a blocked punt in three games this season. Long has seen time on special teams in all three games this season and played in two games last season.

The Scarlet Knights open Big Ten play Saturday when they take on No. 19 Michigan in Ann Arbor.

Rutgers head coach Greg Schiano reacts after his team scored a touchdown during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Delaware, Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021, in Piscataway, N.J. (Andrew Mills/NJ Advance Media via AP)

University police say the shooting occurred around 10 p.m. Monday. The three students hit by the paintballs suffered minor injuries but declined medical attention at the scene.

A subsequent investigation led to the arrests early Tuesday of the 19-year-old players, who were released on their own recognizance. They are due to make their initial court appearances on Nov. 4.

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