Hogs’ Walker ‘suspended indefinitely’ after arrest on drugs, weapons charges

Arkansas sophomore linebacker Demetrius Walker was arrested Tuesday night by Fayetteville police and charged with a variety of felonies including having a firearm along with illegal drugs.

The university’s athletic department issued a release Wednesday:

“We are aware of charges involving Demetrius Walker, a student-athlete on our football team. The student-athlete has been suspended from our football program indefinitely, and we will continue to monitor the situation and cooperate fully with any related legal and campus processes. Our continued expectation is that our student-athletes conduct themselves and represent the University of Arkansas in an appropriate manner at all times.”

Walker was arrested and taken to the Washington County Detention Center in Fayetteville and was booked into the jail about 10:50 p.m. Tuesday.

He is scheduled for a hearing at 12:45 p.m. on Friday.

According to Fayetteville police, Walker’s is charged with delivering marijuana, being in possession of marijuana and Xanax in addition to being in simultaneous possession of drugs and firearms.

A preliminary report shows police found 95.8 grams of marijuana, 40 Xanax pills, several individual and sandwich baggies, a digital scale and a DPMS Panther Arms model AR-15 Rifle with a loaded magazine in the residence at 1399 N. Futrall Drive in Fayetteville.

Police said an undercover operation purchased marijuana from Walker with the assistance of a confidential informant over the last four months.

A search warrant was executed Tuesday and police said detectives found 56 grams of marijuana, then 6 more grams of marijuana with baggies and a digital scale in a kitchen cabinet. They also found 40 Xanax pills and sandwich baggies on the kitchen counter.

Police found an AR-15 rifle with a loaded magazine next to his bedroom door, according to the report.

Walker was a sophomore linebacker with the Hogs this past season and played in all 12 games.