Former UT player Alexander Okafor arrested

Former UT Defensive End Alexander Okafor was taken into custody around 2am and booked into the County Jail late Sunday night.

The Austin Police Department public information officer says that APD responded to a disturbance call in the downtown area near 6th and Trinity.

The PIO says that police tried to question Okafor but that he walked away.

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