Ole Miss’ Ken Webster, Detric Bing-Dukes suspended one game following arrests
Published 3:16 pm Wednesday, August 2, 2017
- Ole Miss cornerback Ken Webster speaks with the media Friday, Aug. 27, 2016 (Davis Potter)
The arrests of two Ole Miss football players will cost them one game during the upcoming season.
Cornerback Kendarius Webster and linebacker Detric Bing-Dukes will each be suspended for the Sept. 2 opener against South Alabama, Ole Miss interim coach Matt Luke said Wednesday. Webster and Bing-Dukes were arrested on shoplifting charges Tuesday night.
The players were booked into the Lafayette County Detention Center at 6:55 p.m. and released on bond at 8 p.m. They’re scheduled to appear in municipal courtSept. 16.
The EAGLE has filed a public records request for the police report, but Luke said he decided on a one-game suspension after gathering facts on the incident and talking to the players and their families.
“There is a price you have to pay,” Luke said. “We still love them. They’re both great kids, but when you do make a mistake, there are going to be consequences. They know there is going to be accountability.”
Luke said Webster and Bing-Dukes will also be required to do some community service, but both players will still be allowed to practice when the Rebels open training camp Wednesday night.