Demond Demas arrested for domestic assault, suspended by university

Texas A&M third-year receiver Demond Demas has been suspended from the program following an arrest for domestic violence.

The Houston Chronicle reported Demas was arrested for an incident that occurred on Saturday. His girlfriend is listed as the victim.

“Demond Demas has been suspended by the University,” said a member of the athletic staff. “Athletics is following all University protocols, and he is not with our football program.”

The Chronicle reported that according to a probable cause statement from the Brazos County Sheriff’s Office, Demas was arrested on a charge of family violence.

Per the probable cause statement, the victim “Reported that the defendant pushed her head into the wall. Then she bit him on the shoulder. (She) reports that the defendant then grabbed her and threw her from off of the bed onto the floor, which caused her top front teeth to go through her bottom lip.

“The injury caused bleeding, loose teeth, swelling and a hole to the bottom of the lip. (She) stated that she and the defendant had been in an intimate dating relationship for a year.”

Demas reportedly is being held in the Brazos County jail.

Last year, Demas was arrested for possessing less than two ounces of marijuana. Two years ago, he was accused of hitting a girlfriend but charges were not filed and no arrest was made.

There has been no official word of Demas’ long-term status, but reinstatement figures to be unlikely.

A five-star prospect, Demas was A&M’s second-highest-rated recruit in the 2020 recruiting class.

He’s been productive, but overall disappointing thus far. He did not catch a pass during the 2020 season. Last season, he had 15 catches for 235 yards and one touchdown. He did not appear in the last two games of the season.