ISU football player Tyson Smith was arrested at his home Sunday morning and was later charged with domestic assault.

Smith, a defensive end who is likely to redshirt this season after injuring his leg in the Cyclones’ season-opening game against the University of Northern Iowa, appeared in Story County District Court at 8:30 a.m. Monday and pleaded not guilty.

Ames Police arrested Smith, junior in pre-journalism and mass communication, at 302 Hickory Dr. #5D at approximately 11:55 a.m. Sunday after receiving a complaint from Smith’s roommate, Kel-Leigh Tate, junior in sociology.

Cmdr. Randy Kessel of the Ames Police Department said officers on the scene took pictures of small bruises on Tate’s body, but said she did not seek medical attention.

According to a statement an officer took from Tate and another person, Smith “jumped” Tate from behind and pushed her. The statement indicated Tate said that at about 3 a.m. Saturday, Smith had “pushed her from a bedroom in the residence into a hallway, where she fell down and the defendant struck her with a shoe.” Tate and Smith have been dating for six years, according to the police report.

Smith was held overnight at the Story County holding facility and released Monday morning. As a condition of his release from police custody, Smith is not allowed to go to or enter his residence at 302 Hickory Dr. #5D.

According to Iowa Code, first offense domestic assault is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of $50 to $500 and/or a prison term of up to 30 days. If convicted, Smith would have to serve a minimum term of two days of the sentence.

The Ames Police Department has no history of previous complaints concerning Smith, Kessel said.

Under athletic department guidelines, an athlete charged with assault is automatically suspended.

“Consistent with athletic department guidelines, Tyson Smith has been suspended from the football team,” head coach Dan McCarney said in a statement Monday. “Further comment will be made when this has been addressed by the legal system.”

Smith had 104 tackles, including six sacks, as a junior last season. He was the Cyclones’ starter for the past two seasons.

Smith’s trial is scheduled for 3 p.m. Oct. 10 at the Ames City Hall and Community Center, 515 Clark Ave.