Three Tennessee freshman football players arrested

Knoxville, TN (Sports Network) - Three Tennessee football players were arrested Thursday morning in Knoxville on charges of attempted armed robbery.

Janzen Jackson, Mike Edwards and Nu'Keese Richardson -- all freshmen -- were charged Thursday after an early-morning incident.

The university released a statement Thursday regarding the players.

"At this time we are currently evaluating the circumstances surrounding an incident involving Mike Edwards, Janzen Jackson and Nu'Keese Richardson," said UT athletic director Mike Hamilton. "Any decisions or comments regarding their status will not be made until the evaluations are complete."

According to the Knoxville News Sentinel, three men were sitting in a vehicle at a convenience store when one man in a black hoodie opened the driver's side door and, with a handgun, demanded money from the trio. Another man in a black hoodie opened the passenger side door and made the same demand.

The victims told police they showed the two men empty wallets and a third man told the other two they had to leave the scene.

Police located the car the three victims said fled the scene and found Jackson, Edwards and Richardson with a woman driving. An air-powered pellet gun was found in the car, as were two black hoodies and a marijuana grinder, which the driver said was hers.

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