Ex-NFL Player Arrested For Douglasville Robbery

DOUGLASVILLE, GA — A former NFL defensive end who played in high school for state powerhouse Grayson was one of two men police say robbed an AT&T store in Douglasville on Wednesday.

Quanterus Smith, 27, of a DeKalb County address, is charged with armed robbery, felony fleeing and eluding, theft by receiving and possession of a handgun during the commission of a felony.

On Wednesday, Douglas County Sheriff's Office spokesman Deputy Bryan Wood said, two men entered the AT&T store on Thornton Road and demanded money and iPhones. They ran away, but were spotted in their vehicle by a deputy on nearby Skyview Road.

When the deputy attempted to pull the men over, they fled, according to Wood. A chase ensued and ended when the deputy executed a PIT maneuver near Thornton Road and Interstate West Parkway, causing the suspects' vehicle to spin out.

Smith was the driver of that vehicle, the sheriff's office said. Also arrested was Brandon Byse, 22.

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Smith, who played college football at Western Kentucky, was drafted in the fifth round of the 2013 NFL Draft by the Denver Broncos, despite having suffered an ACL injury his senior year. He was waived by the Broncos in 2015 and followed up with stints mainly on practice squads with the New York Jets, Jacksonville Jaguars and Detroit Lions.

He currently is listed as a free agent.

He played high school football for the Grayson High Rams in Loganville, where he earned first-team All County honors.

Smith and Byse are being held without bond at Douglas County Jail.

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