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Antonio Allen arrested on drug charges, suspended from all team activities

The IU safety and former four-star recruit was arrested on charges of dealing and possession of hard drugs. He becomes the third Hoosier football player to be arrested this offseason.

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An already long offseason for Kevin Wilson and IU football continued tonight.


As initially reported by Jeff Rabjohns, Indiana starting safety Antonio Allen was arrested on drug charges, and is currently being held at Monroe County jail on $75,000 bond. Allen has already been suspended indefinitely from all team activities. As Mike Miller reports, Allen was arrested on charges of dealing methamphetamine, heroin, and cocaine, as well as possession of heroin and cocaine. He is the third IU football player to be arrested this offseason, following the arrests of Ralph Green and Isaac Griffith in the past two months.

Here is the statement from IU about Allen: