KNOXVILLE -- University of Tennessee lineman Charles Mosley was arrested early Wednesday morning on charges of driving under the influence and speeding.
According to the incident report from the Tennessee Highway Patrol, the 18-year-old redshirt freshman was pulled over on Interstate 40 in Knox County shortly before 2 a.m. Wednesday morning because he was driving 79 mph in a 55-mph zone on his way back to campus from an Econo Lodge on Lovell Road in West Knoxville.
The 6-foot-5, 370-pound Mosley, a former four-star recruit out of Brighton in western Tennessee, did not play last season while recovering from a broken leg suffered in a car accident in July 2014.
His punishment for Wednesday morning's incident is unclear, though the Volunteers released a statement through program spokesman Jason Yellin regarding the incident later Wednesday night.
"We are aware of the situation and at this point in time are in the process of gathering all of the facts and information," Yellin wrote in a text message.
The arresting officer "noticed an odor of marijuana" coming from Mosley's vehicle and discovered "marijuana residue in the front passenger area and in the back seat" upon searching the vehicle, according to the incident report. When the officer asked Mosley about the marijuana odor, he told him he was not smoking, but that his friends at the Econo Lodge were.
Mosley took a field sobriety test and "performed poorly," the arresting officer wrote, and the player was then taken into custody. He was taken to the Knox County Detention Facility, where blood was drawn. He was released on bond at 9 a.m. and faces a July 29 court date.
Mosley was arrested because he was "intoxicated and a danger to himself," according to the incident report, which listed freshman tight end Kyle Oliver as an "associate" who was riding in the car with Mosley.
Though he wasn't fully healthy after last year's injury, Mosley went through spring practice and spent most of it at defensive tackle. He switched to offense the last week of practice. The Vols planned to keep him on offense during the offseason and begin preseason practice next month with him there.
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