Former Oregon State player Elu Aydon arrested for armed robbery

A former Oregon State football player is under arrest in Pierce County of Washington State after a months-long search to apprehend him. Authorities arrested former defensive lineman Elu Aydon after a series of armed robberies in April.

“On April 15, Pierce County deputies were searching for Aydon after an armed robbery at the Handy Corner Store at 8009 112th Street East in Puyallup,” Fox 13 Seattle reported. “Detectives said Aydon had a silver semi-automatic handgun, entered the store and demanded cash. After getting the money, the suspect got into a red sedan and fled with $200.”

Investigators also named Aydon as a suspect in an armed robbery at a convenience store on Golden Given Road in Tacoma that took place six days before the April 15 crime.

On Wednesday, the Tacoma police apprehended Aydon in a stolen car at a motel on Hosmer Street. Subsequently, he’s facing charges of two counts of first-degree robbery and one count of possession of a stolen vehicle. The court set his bail at $25,000. 

 Aydon, a Leone, American Samoa native, played for the Beavers from 2015-2019. He played all four seasons after a redshirt year, totaling 104 tackles, 10 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks in that time. During his playing days at Oregon State, he was 6-foot-3 and 377 pounds.

Coming out of Leone High School, Aydon was a three-star prospect, according to the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He committed to Wisconsin prior to decommitting and signing with Oregon State instead.