UNC reinstates suspended player Allen Artis after dismissal of charges

Posted Jul 6, 2017
UNC has reinstated suspended football player Allen Artis after misdemeanor charges against him for sexual battery and assault on a female student were dismissed. Athletic director Bubba Cunningham announced the decision in a statement Thursday. Artis was indefinitely suspended from the team last fall following his arrest tied to a February 2016 encounter. (Associated Press)

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