More Details Arise on Longhorns' Arrest

This story keeps on getting weirder and weirder. Now there are reports of a third person involved in the situation. Tyrell Gatewood (pictured right), a special teams player for the Longhorns, was also arrested and charged with possession of marijuana. It also looks like Aaron Harris was the one driving when they were pulled over and both Brown and Gatewood were asleep in the back seat.

According to the arrest affidavit filed by Travis County deputies, the three were in a car Harris was driving on Interstate 35 about 2:50 a.m. A deputy pulled the group over after watching the car weave erratically and nearly strike another car.

According to the report, Harris got out of the car when pulled over and Brown and Gatewood were asleep. Harris passed a field sobriety test but told the deputy he had been smoking marijuana and there was "some" in the car.

When deputies approached the vehicle they saw Brown, who was sitting in the back seat asleep, with his hand on a gun in his lap.

The officers also reported finding a marijuana "blunt" under the front seat and charged all three with possession. Only Brown was charge with a weapons violation.

Brown's and Gatewood's lawyer, Jamie Balagia, has stated that both of his clients have taken voluntary drug tests to prove that the marijuana was not theirs. Balagia is also on record as saying that when all of the facts come out, this situation will be resolved pretty quickly. This looks more and more like Aaron Harris is going to take the fall for this whole situation and things may not be as bad for Tarell as previously thought.

Mack Brown has also made an official comment about the situation saying that he has met with both players and is "holding them out of all team functions as we gather as much information as possible before making a team decision." Pretty smart move on Mack's part, but he is no stranger to these types of situations. In 2003, Cedric Benson was charged with trespassing when he allegedly barged into someone's apartment to retrieve his TV. Benson was suspended for the next game against Baylor.

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