State police looking into Dyer traffic stop

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State police looking into Dyer traffic stop



This July 20, 2012 photo shows Arkansas State junior running back Michael Dyer and Coach Gus Malzahn announcing Dyer's intentions to stay at the school, in Jonesboro, Ark. Dyer has been dismissed from the Arkansas State squad for violating team rules. Malzahn announced the decision Saturday July 29, 2012, saying: "I am truly disappointed that it didn't work out here at ASU for Mike. I wish Mike nothing but the best in the future." (AP Photo/The Jonesboro Sun, Krystin McClellan) .A state trooper who found marijuana and a gun in a car driven by Arkansas State running back Michael Dyer offered to call his coach even though he worried about "NCAA crap" and other fallout, according to video of a traffic stop released Monday.












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