Ashlyn Watkins arrested, charged with assault and kidnapping

from Daniel Johnson

2 September 2024

According to the Associated Press, an arrest warrant accuses the 6-foot-3 Watkins of “grabbing the victim's head” and allegedly “forcing her to walk down the hallway while controlling her movements and simultaneously preventing her from walking.”

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Ashlyn Watkins, a key player on the South Carolina women's basketball team that won the national championship, was arrested on August 31 and charged with first-degree assault and kidnapping.

According to the Associated Press, an arrest warrant accuses the 6-foot-3 Watkins of grabbing “the victim's head” and allegedly “forcing her to walk down the hallway while controlling her movements and simultaneously preventing her from walking.”

According to several warrants issued for Watkins' arrest, the unnamed victim, who was described as a minor, was eventually able to break free from Watkins' grasp and set off a fire alarm in the South Carolina campus dormitory. When police and firefighters arrived as a result of the victim's actions, the victim was treated for non-life-threatening injuries. The warrants also state that Watkins was read her rights and confessed to the crimes she is currently accused of.

Accordingly WLTXAt the bail hearing on August 31, prosecutors claimed the two knew each other. Watkins was ultimately granted bail of $30,000 and released at around 3:30 p.m. that same day.

Watkins' attorney Todd Rutherford told the outlet that once all the facts come to light, it will be clear that Watkins is innocent.