Chad Kelly arrested for fighting police, using AK-47 as threat

Chad Kelly, a troubled high-profile college football quarterback and the nephew of Buffalo Bills great Jim Kelly, was arrested Sunday after allegedly getting into a fight with employees at a bar and later police officers.

Kelly punched a bouncer in the face at a restaurant/bar in Buffalo called Encore, The Buffalo News reports. He was with a friend who was previously kicked out of the bar but tried to re-enter. Kelly allegedly threatened two bouncers while fighting with them.

“I’m going to go to my car and get my AK-47 and spray this place,” he said, according to The News.

Later, police responded to the threat and stopped a truck in which Kelly was a passenger. They forcibly removed the quarterback from the car, but he kicked and tried to punch them. He also supposedly resisted going into the officers’ car and was difficult at the police station.

The Buffalo News says Kelly faces multiple charges including “third-degree assault, second-degree harassment, second-degree menacing, resisting arrest, fourth-degree criminal mischief and second-degree obstructing governmental administration.”

Kelly recently signed on to attend Ole Miss following a dynamite season at East Mississippi Community College. He initially attended Clemson, but he was kicked off the team following multiple events, such as him yelling at coaches and being disrespectful to Miss South Carolina.