According to multiple reports, Lea entered a teammate’s apartment in June and threatened him with a BB gun that was wrapped in a towel. He was suspended indefinitely at the time of his arrest for violating the Arizona Board of Regents’ Student Code of Conduct for having the weapon on campus.
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“Our deal is if you violate rules, there’s going to be accountability,” Sun Devils coach Todd Graham said Thursday, via AZCentral.com. “He’ll have a plan of improvement and he has a lot of things with that. We felt like the young man deserved a second chance, but that’s a pretty harsh punishment.”
Lea, a three-star prospect from New Orleans, will be allowed to redshirt this season, his freshman campaign, while serving his suspension.
