Suspended Penn State receiver Chris Bell was kicked off the team yesterday after his latest run-in with the law.

According to a university police report, an agitated Bell threatened defensive end Devon Still with a knife Monday night during dinner at the team's dining hall.

Bell, 21, is facing misdemeanor charges of terroristic threats, simple assault, recklessly endangering another person, disorderly conduct and harassment.

He was released from the Centre County Correctional Facility around 1:30 p.m. yesterday on a $50,000 unsecured bond.

His preliminary hearing is April 16.

"Chris Bell, who had been previously suspended from team activities, is permanently removed from the team and will not be reconsidered to be a part of the team in the future," Penn State spokesman Jeff Nelson said in a statement.

Lisa Powers, the university's director of public information, said Bell would also be banned from attending classes.

"He's still considered a student, but because of the nature of the allegations -- brandishing a weapon -- the Office of Judicial Affairs will prohibit him from being on campus," she said.

Penn State police say they responded to Pollock Dining Commons at 6:28 p.m. Monday to reports of a male wielding a knife.

Receivers coach Mike McQueary told police that Bell entered the dining hall and approached Still, who was seated at a table. McQueary said Bell, 6 feet 2 and 213 pounds, had a cooking knife with an 8-inch blade and started an altercation with Still, who is 6-5, 296.

In the police report, Still said he suspected Bell had taken his cell phone case from his locker earlier in the day. Still also accused Bell of stealing other items from him in the past. Bell denied those accusations, but as he approached Still and pulled the knife out of his shirt sleeve, Bell told Still: "Come get the case and I'm going to stab you."

Three Penn State assistant coaches -- McQueary, offensive line coach Dick Anderson and safeties coach Kermit Buggs -- were able to restrain Bell and take the knife from his hand.

As Bell was being escorted from the dining hall, the police report said he shouted at Still: "I have more knives and a gun up here."

Bell surrendered voluntarily to university police Monday night. He admitted having and displaying the knife. He said he pulled it out "because he feared for his own safety."

Still is a highly touted redshirt freshman who is working his way back from surgery early last season to repair a torn ACL and MCL in his left knee. Bell appeared in 12 games last season, catching seven passes for 143 yards. The former high school All-American from Norfolk, Va., was one of six Penn State players who had been suspended from spring drills.

Defensive tackles Chris Baker and Phil Taylor, tight end Andrew Quarless, linebacker Navorro Bowman and cornerback Knowledge Timmons are being disciplined for various reasons.

Baker's trial for his alleged role in an off-campus fight last April has been postponed until the June term of court. Earlier this week, he hired his third attorney since his arrest.

Baker is facing charges for another fight involving several football players at the student union in October. Bell's suspension stemmed from that incident, although he never was charged formally, as well as from poor academics.

Also, a jury was selected Monday for the trial of former Penn State tailback Austin Scott. He is charged with raping a female student last year. Scott's trial also is scheduled to begin April 16.