Alabama RB Tyren Jones dismissed following marijuana arrest (Update)

Alabama's week just got a little bit worse.

Running back Tyren Jones, who was already serving a team suspension, was arrested Tuesday for marijuana possession, the third arrest for the Tide since Saturday morning. Not long after the news of his arrest emerged, Jones was dismissed from the team by head coach Nick Saban.

“Tyren Jones was indefinitely suspended from the football program early in the semester," Nick Saban said Tuesday in a statement. "He was given an opportunity academically and from a team rules standpoint, but he failed to do any of the things necessary to comply with the rules of the Alabama football program. He was dismissed from the team when he refused to follow the parameters given to him for reinstatement.”

Jones was suspended on Feb. 10 for what coach Saban called "conduct not to the standard of the Alabama football program." He was not been working out with the program since the suspension.

According to AL.com, which obtained the arrest report, police stopped Jones and smelled marijuana in his car. Jones had a small amount of marijuana in the pocket of his pants, but officers also found digital scales in the Dodge Challenger belonging to Brandon Lee Hansberry, who also was arrested.

Jones was charged with second-degree possession of marijuana and was released on $1,000 bond.

On Saturday morning, safety Geno Smith was arrested for DUI and later that day, Jonathan Taylor was charged with domestic violence. Taylor was dismissed from the team on Sunday and Smith was suspended. Saban said Smith would have to earn his way back.

For more Alabama news, visit TideSports.com.

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