Missouri football has another mess on its hands. Just five months after JJ Bush was arrested on a Class D felony charge of aggravated fleeing from a stop or detention, three more Tigers players have now been arrested, this time on first-degree harassment charges. For a program already dealing with questions about off-field discipline, the timing could hardly be worse.
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According to Boone County records, cornerbacks Ahmod Billins and Trashundon Neal, along with wide receiver Karsten Fiene, were processed by Columbia Police at around 1 p.m. Monday and booked on Class E felony charges. All three have since been released on bond, while the Columbia Daily Tribune reported that Missouri is aware of the arrests, with head coach Eli Drinkwitz addressing the situation during Tuesday’s press conference.
Drinkwitz stated that he would allow the legal process to play out before making any decisions or taking disciplinary action regarding the arrests, and declined to make any further statement.
“Just want to make sure everybody understands I’m aware of the situation involving our three freshmen,” Drinkwitz said, as reported by PowerMizzou on X.
“I’m going to allow the legal process to play out. I’m not going to rush to judgment. I’m going to let the fact-finding play out before I, you know, make any decisions. We have protocols in place regarding how this plays out. From, you know, those guys being away from the team until the facts come out. So again, we’re aware of it, and we’ll move forward.”
Both Trashundon Neal and Karsten Fiene hail from the Kansas City area and joined Missouri’s recruiting class in February. During their freshman campaigns, neither has made much of an impact on the field, with both primarily seeing limited action on special teams.
Ahmod Billins, a three-star recruit out of Abbeville, Alabama, has also seen limited playing time. The freshman cornerback has logged just three defensive snaps this season, all coming during Missouri’s Week 1 victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
This is not the first time Drinkwitz has had to wait on the legal system before deciding a player’s future. Just five months ago, freshman linebacker JJ Bush was arrested on a Class D felony charge of aggravated fleeing from a stop or detention involving a motor vehicle, along with a Class B misdemeanor for careless and imprudent driving.
According to the Tribune, Bush was allegedly traveling west on East Broadway at approximately 10 p.m. Monday at “approximately 80 mph,” despite the posted speed limit being 40 mph, with a passenger in the car.
“We are disappointed in JJ’s actions,” Missouri head coach Eli Drinkwitz said in a statement provided to the Tribune on Tuesday. “He is indefinitely suspended from the team as the legal process plays out.”
Following his arrest, Bush was immediately suspended from team activities. After the charges were dropped, he returned to Missouri’s practice on August 4, 2026, indicating that his suspension had ended.
And JJ Bush was hardly the first Missouri player to land in legal trouble. Back in October 2012, Dorial Green-Beckham, Levi Copelin and freshman linebacker Torey Boozer were arrested on marijuana possession charges after police found them near Memorial Stadium.
“The officer noticed the individuals sitting in a car and went up and made contact,” MU Police Department spokesman Brian Weimer told The Maneater. “The officer observed the odor of marijuana. Through the investigation, the officer made the arrest of three individuals.”
The Maneater reported that the three were taken into custody shortly before midnight for allegedly possessing 35 grams or less of marijuana. According to MU police, they were found inside an SUV parked in a lot directly south of the stadium.
All three were suspended for one game before returning to action.
Missouri has been here before, but the circumstances have not always been the same. Billins, Neal and Fiene are now away from the team while the legal process unfolds, leaving Drinkwitz with another disciplinary decision looming. This time, the scrutiny will be not just on what happened, but on how Missouri responds once the facts are established.