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A member of Notre Dame’s 2020 recruiting class will no longer be welcome in South Bend, following a burglary arrest that occurred on Friday.
WKYT is reporting that Landen Bartleson, who recently signed his National Letter of Intent to play college football at Notre Dame, was arrested on Friday and is facing charges of burglary, criminal mischief and receiving stolen property for allegedly breaking into a Danville, Kentucky business. Bartleson, 18, and two 16-year-old juveniles were taken into custody.
The arrests happened after police say they smashed a window and stole multiple weapons.
Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly issued a statement on the matter and has released Bartleson of his Letter of Intent to play football for the Fighting Irish.
“After reviewing all f the facts available to us and speaking with the Bartleson family, we informed them that Landen will no longer be welcomed as a member of our football program,” Kelly said in a statement. “This incident is very much out of character for the man we have come to know and we wish Landen and his family well.”
Bartleson was a three-star prospect out of Danville and was ranked as the No. 29 athlete in the class, and No. 555 overall in the 2020 recruiting cycle. He held offers from 10 programs, including Notre Dame, Michigan, Ohio State and Purdue.
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB