South Carolina women's basketball player arrested on assault, kidnapping charges
South Carolina women’s basketball player Ashlyn Watkins was arrested on Saturday on charges of assault and kidnapping.
According to WLTX-TV in Columbia, Watkins was accused of “forcefully grabb[ing]” the face of a female victim, “pulling her by her arms, and pushing her” at a student housing complex located on-campus. Watkins also allegedly “grabbed the victim’s head and forced her to walk down the hall, thus controlling her movement while preventing her from leaving”.
The unidentified victim reportedly was able to alert authorities to the incident by pulling the fire alarm. Police arrived and later arrested Watkins on the assault and kidnapping charges. She posted a $30,000 bond and was released on Saturday afternoon, according to WLTX.
As a sophomore, Watkins averaged 9.2 points and 7.4 rebounds per game for the Gamecocks, who finished with an undefeated record en route to a 2nd NCAA championship in three seasons. In the Final Four against NC State, she posted a career-high 20 rebounds.
South Carolina opens the season against the Wolfpack on Nov. 10 in the Ally Tipoff in Charlotte.
Knowing it’s a women’s basketball player and a female vict1m, I guess it’s considered a crime of passion
Crazy!
She gone as she should be however the kidnapping charge looks tacked on.
You think the police are trying to finger her with the false charge? I bet she’ll have any false charges licked-she’s one cold fish. You can only put your finger in the dike for so long before the flood comes.