Clemson's DeMonte Capehart Has Gun Charge Expunged Following Arrest; DT Rejoins Team | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors

Defensive tackle DeMonte Capehart was reinstated to the Clemson football team after multiple charges were expunged from his record, per the Associated Press.

Capehart was arrested on Feb. 6 and charged with unlawfully possessing a firearm on campus and failure to exercise due care while operating a motor vehicle. The AP cited state court records that revealed the charges were dropped through a "pretrial intervention program for first-time offenders charged with nonviolent crimes."

Records indicated the defensive tackle previously posted a $10,000 bond for the weapons charge and a $232.50 bond for the traffic charge.

A Clemson spokesperson said the expunged charges and his completion of the pretrial program mean he was reinstated to the football team in time for spring workouts, which begin Wednesday.

Capehart arrived at Clemson as a 4-star prospect in the class of 2020, per 247Sports' composite rankings.

The 2023 campaign was his best one for the Tigers, as he posted 15 tackles, five tackles for loss, one sack, one forced fumble and one pass defended.

He returns to a Clemson team attempting to bounce back from a 9-4 season in 2023, which was its first time not reaching double-digit wins since the 2010 campaign. The Tigers open the new season with a high-profile matchup against Georgia on Aug. 31.