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Clemson football tight end Ian Schieffelin's DUI arrest detailed in incident report
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CLEMSON — Clemson football tight end Ian Schieffelin was arrested on charges of driving under the influence on Aug. 17, according to the Clemson City Police Department's incident report obtained by The Greenville News via an open-records request.
According to the report, officer Tyler Cantrell was patrolling along Tiger Boulevard "within the city limits" around 1:37 a.m. ET and driving around 40 mph toward the Oconee bridge when he noticed a car "rapidly approaching" his vehicle from the rear. The report said he "observed the vehicle swerve over the double yellow line."
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This prompted Cantrell to merge into the median, allowing the vehicle to pass, so he could initiate a lawful traffic stop.
"I made contact with the driver lan Shieffelin (sic), identified through his GADL, I advised Shieffelin (sic) the reason for the stop," the report stated. "Shieffelin (sic) was arrested for driving under the influence. This incident was recorded on body worn camera footage and will be downloaded to the BWCR server."
The report states it is Schieffelin's first offense, and he was charged with driving under the influence "without BA," inferring he did not submit to a breath test.
Clemson City Police Department released a statement on social media on Aug. 17, confirming Schieffelin was arrested at 1:47 a.m. ET and was released on bond at 9:10 a.m. ET.
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Initially, Clemson football stated in a release that Schieffelin was arrested on suspicion of DUI . He won't be available for No. 6 Clemson's season opener against No. 9 LSU on Aug. 30 (7:30 p.m. ET, ABC) at Memorial Stadium, according to coach Dabo Swinney 's statement Aug. 17.
"We are aware of Ian Schieffelin 's arrest on suspicion of DUI. Clemson Athletics has a clear policy by which we will abide, so Ian will miss some competition to start this season as a consequence. We're obviously very disappointed by the situation, but we are very thankful no others were involved and no one was hurt," Swinney said.
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According to the Clemson athlete handbook, a player who is arrested for and/or charged with a DUI will be "withheld immediately from not less than the next 10% of their intercollegiate (championship segment) competitions."
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Additionally, "the head coach will recommend, within seven days, a course of action, and upon review by the director of athletics, administer further sanctions if warranted."
Schieffelin, 22, joined the football program May 2 after spending four seasons playing on the basketball team. He exhausted his eligibility for basketball but had a final year in his five-year window to play football. He had not played competitive football since ninth grade.
Schieffelin, the oldest but least experienced player in Clemson's tight end room, was relearning the position this preseason. The 6-foot-7, 265-pounder said he has been learning basic plays, blocking and footwork.
With projected starter Olsen Patt-Henry, plus Josh Sapp, Christian Bentancur and 2025 signee Logan Brooking in the mix, it is unknown what impact Schieffelin will have on the field.
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Derrian Carter covers Clemson athletics for The Greenville News and the USA TODAY Network. Email him at dcarter@gannett.com and follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, @DerrianCarter00
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