East Tennessee State assistant football coach Scott Brumett has been suspended by the school after being in arrested in Chattanooga over the weekend.
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According to News Channel 9, Brumett threatened to beat up and hang a hotel clerk "from a noose" because his hotel key wouldn't work.
BREAKING: ETSU suspends football DL coach Scott Brumett after weekend arrest in Chattanooga pic.twitter.com/ywNUOz0qKn
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The incident occurred on Saturday morning at 12:06 a.m. at the Residence Inn Marriott on 215 Chestnut Street in Chattanooga.
Brumett was charged with disorderly conduct, assault and public intoxication. Witnesses told police that Brumett threatened to kill and beat up the clerk several times, and he slapped his hands against the counter because he couldn't get his key to work.
He's charged with assault, disorderly conduct, and public intox pic.twitter.com/cN4lbxPpSI
— Latricia Thomas (@LatriciaTnc9) June 26, 2017
Brumett has been the defensive line coach with East Tennessee State since 2015, and he played for the school and started from 2001-03.
Brumett posted the $4,000 bail on June 24.
(h/t News Channel 9)
