Not the Book of Eli

[Tiger Wench]

Eli gets booked. This sucks. He just gave bammer some cover and a distraction on the police blotter.

Dumbass.

Auburn defensive end Elijah Daniel arrested on theft, burglary charges
on April 29, 2015 at 10:15 PM, updated April 30, 2015 at 12:47 AM

Auburn defensive end Elijah Daniel was arrested and booked Wednesday on several theft- and burglary-related charges, according to jail records.

Daniel was booked on four theft of property charges ranging from first to third degree, including two third-degree charges, and four burglary charges ranging from second to third degree. His bond totals $24,000, according to online records.

Two of the theft charges and all four burglary charges are classified as felonies.

Auburn coach Gus Malzahn is "aware of the situation" and Daniel has been suspended indefinitely.

Update (12:30 a.m., Thursday): Jail records show two other suspects were arrested on the same charges: DeNorris James and Khalil Sellers. James, a Smiths Station native, was added to Auburn's roster as a walkon in the spring but his name has since been removed. Sellers is a track athlete but is not listed on Auburn's most recent track roster.

Auburn did not immediately return messages concerning James and Sellers.

The Auburn Police Department and officials at the Lee County Detention Center did not immediately fulfill AL.com's requests for more information Wednesday night.

Daniel, a rising junior, co-led the team with 17 quarterback hurries and finished with 15 tackles, including one sack, in 2014. He worked primarily at defensive end in the spring, but added 19 pounds in the offseason and was expected to also contribute at tackle under defensive coordinator Will Muschamp.

"He's a guy that has some flexibility," Muschamp said in March.

Daniel, who played all 27 games during his first two seasons on campus, was expected to compete against DaVonte Lambert and newcomer Byron Cowart for a starting job in August. He started two games in 2014.

Daniel suffered a hamstring injury early in spring drills but was said to be OK in mid-March.

The Indianapolis native was rated a four-star prospect out of high school by 247Sports and was considered one of the nation's top 10 defensive ends by most recruiting services.

[WiregrassTiger]

I swear, I was just conversing re: Cyrus the Virus and told myself, I said: "Self, don't get too hyped up over this. It can happen to us at any time."

Not that it's good with any player but this def isn't one of the top 5 positions that I feel like we can afford to lose a good player for any length of time. Yeah, Cowart may be the beast we expect but we need depth. And Daniels would've likely started.

I'm guessing a minimum of 5 games and up to getting kicked off.

[Snaggletiger]

Kids these days.

[Buzz Killington]

He was framed.  It's a witch hunt.

[CCTAU]

Pffft. He hasn't been on the team since the bowl game!

[WiregrassTiger]

The kind of money this kid gets paid every week from the AU athletic dept, makes this even more senseless. Gus should set up some classes to help them learn how to better manage their pay.

[Pell City Tiger]

It's Bush's fault!

Damn, sorry - wrong board!

The REC set these boys up to take the spotlight off of that criminal factory over in tuscaloosa.

[The Six]

The kind of money this kid gets paid every week from the AU athletic dept, makes this even more senseless. Gus should set up some classes to help them learn how to better manage their pay.

Well, that wasn't a problem when Colonial Bank existed.

[Snaggletiger]

No surprise.  Malzahn booted Daniel Saturday.

Holy crap.  What could have possibly been going through this guy's mind to think, "Yeah, let's break into some dorm rooms and steal shit"?  The guy is a starting D-lineman on a top tier SEC team and with a good year, could put himself in line to get drafted and set himself up for a long time.  But no!!!  The lure of ripping off a couple of Seiko watches and some bad ass BOSE speakers was too much for him. 

You're a fucking dumb ass!!!!!

[djsimp]

Looks like Cowart is now in line to start.