Sooners Mayfield arrested

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield has been arrested and charged with public intoxication, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.

Mayfield, a Heisman Trophy finalist last year, was booked into the Washington County Jail after first walking, then running away and being tackled by an officer following an altercation near Fayetteville’s Dickson Street early Saturday, police said.

A preliminary police report said an intoxicated Mayfield first told an officer he was trying to break up an altercation, but that he later “was yelling profanities and causing a scene” while the officer questioned another man.

After Mayfield was tackled, he refused to put his arms behind his back and eventually was forced into handcuffs before being arrested, police said.

Oklahoma spokesman Michael Houck said the school is aware of the incident and pursuing details.

Mayfield is known for his emotional demeanor and outgoing personality. He sported a horseshoe mustache during the Oklahoma State game last season that determined the Big 12 champion, saying there is a new sheriff in town as a dig at the rival school’s Cowboy mascot. He also wore a shirt under his uniform proclaiming the Sooners the 2016 conference champions during the game, which the Sooners won, 38-20.

Mayfield finished third in the Heisman balloting last year, and he set the FBS record for passing efficiency.