Marshall Running Back Arrested, Kicked off Football Team for Beating Up Two Gay Men
By Jason McIntyre
Steward Butler, Marshall’s 2nd leading rusher in 2014, has been kicked off the team following his arrest for beating up two gay men after they kissed in Huntington, West Virginia. The details, via the Herald Dispatch, are disturbing:
"The charges stem from the April 5 beating of two men, moments after they kissed at 5th Avenue and 9th Street in Huntington. Criminal complaints charge Butler witnessed the kiss, exited a passing vehicle and proceeded to shout derogatory words toward both men related to their sexual orientation. Butler then struck the face of both victims with a closed fist, the complaints charge."
Marshall, a 23-year old junior from Lakeland, Florida, carried 107 times for 798 yards and seven touchdowns last year for the Thundering Herd. He rushed for 233 yards in a 67-66 overtime loss to Western Kentucky. [via Herald Dispatch]