EWU football player arrested on domestic violence charge has been removed from the team

An Eastern Washington University football player arrested on a domestic violence charge last week has been dismissed from the team.

Head coach Aaron Best said arrests of players are handled on a case-by-case basis and he thought it was best for the school to “part ways” with nose tackle Dylan Donohue. “We take all arrests seriously,” said Best.

Court documents state that Donohue showed up at his estranged girlfriend’s apartment in Cheney shortly after 1 a.m. on June 24. When she opened the door, he pushed his way inside and began waving a knife around, the victim told police.

Witnesses told police that Donohue was being very aggressive and was shouting and swearing, according to court documents. The victim told police that Donohue threw the knife, which she recognized as one of his steak knives, to the floor and then left after she told him repeatedly that police had been called.

Donohue admitted to police that he was yelling at the victim because she had spoken to another man and said he waved the knife around but then threw it down because “he didn’t want to do something stupid,” according to court documents.

He was arrested on a felony charge of domestic violence harassment-threats to kill and released on his own recognizance.

According to the Eastern Washington University website, Donohue is from Marysville, Washington, and graduated from Lakewood High School in 2014. During the 2016-17 school year, he played in 13 of the team’s 14 games and made 16 tackles.