Florida Gators linebacker Dustin Doe suspended by team after arrest in Gainesville

GAINESVILLE — Florida linebacker Dustin Doe was indefinitely suspended from participating in all team activities after he was arrested Thursday night on charges of driving with a suspended license.

Doe was arrested after he was stopped by a University Police Department officer and it was discovered his license was suspended. He posted a $1,000 bond early Friday morning, according to court records. The offense is a first-degree misdemeanor. He has a criminal court arraignment Aug. 24.

"Dustin has been suspended from team activities while resolving his parking-ticket issues and driving with a suspended license," coach Urban Meyer said in a statement. "Those issues have not been taken care of and, as a result, he will not be with us when we begin practice on Aug. 6."

Doe, 21, was already serving an unannounced suspension because he was stopped last week and cited for driving with a suspended license. Doe has a previously scheduled August court appearance for that earlier infraction. The license was suspended when he failed to pay a traffic ticket on time. Once Doe paid the fine, he was unaware of a late fee in order to have his license reinstated.

Without that payment, the license remained suspended.

He was aware, when stopped Thursday, that his license was suspended.

The senior has played in 37 games with 16 starts. Last season, he started three games at weakside linebacker and had 30 tackles two pass break-ups and one interception. He had 21/2 tackles and a sack in the BCS title game.

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Times staff writer Brian Landman contributed to this report.