TUPELO, Miss. (AP, abc24.com) - Mississippi State junior wide receiver Chad Bumphis was arrested Sunday morning on charges of disorderly conduct and public drunkenness, according to the Lee County Sheriff's Department.
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports that Bumphis, 22, was arrested at 1:31 a.m. by Tupelo police and booked at 2:25. He was released on his own recognizance and has a Jan. 12 hearing in Tupelo Municipal Court.
Sgt. Rodricus Hurst said Bumphis, a former Tupelo High School standout, was involved in a "big group fight" at the Atlanta Bar & Grill in downtown Tupelo and that several other people were arrested.
Hurst said Bumphis got hit in the neck by a glass bottle and suffered a cut, but that he did not injure anybody.
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Information from: Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal,
http://nems360.com/
