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Police arrested a member of the UNC football team early Sunday morning and charged him with felony assault.

According to Chapel Hill police reports, Nicholas Weiler, a walk-on freshman kicker, punched someone in the face. Police found Weiler to be consuming alcohol and subsequently charged him with carrying a fraudulent identification, reports state.

A team spokesman confirmed that Weiler had been suspended indefinitely from all team activities.

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