Former Notre Dame football player Chad DeBolt is scheduled to appear in a Jacksonville, Fla., court today for a hearing stemming from a Dec. 27 incident at a Jacksonville nightclub.

His family declined to comment on the case, citing the advice of DeBolt's attorney, and attempts to contact DeBolt or his attorney have been unsuccessful.

"When we're ready to talk, we'll talk loud and clear," his mother, Jamie, said Tuesday.

Police arrested DeBolt, who was in Jacksonville for the Gator Bowl as a member of the Notre Dame football team, and charged him with trespassing. At the time of his arrest, police said DeBolt was uncooperative, intoxicated and yelling.

While in custody, police used pepper spray and punched him in the back and arms, according to a police report obtained by a Jacksonville newspaper. Officials at the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said the report could not be provided to The Observer because the investigation was still ongoing.

The senior gave police a statement on Jan. 2. The police report cited by the Florida Times-Union quoted DeBolt as saying, "I had too much to drink and shouldn't have acted that way."

DeBolt, a 6-foot, 202-pound special teams player, did not play in the Gator Bowl.

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