South Carolina basketball star Ashlyn Watkins reportedly arrested on assault, kidnapping charges

hello viewers welcome back to SSN 24 today's top story is coming out of South Carolina where Women's Basketball Star Ashlin Watkins finds herself in serious legal trouble Watkins a key player for the Gamecocks was arrested on Saturday on charges of first-degree assault and battery as well as kidnapping the incident reportedly took place at a student housing center on South Carolina's campus according to reports Watkins forcefully grabbed the victim's face hold her arms and pushed her the situation escalated when Watkins allegedly grabbed the victim's head and forced her to walk down a hall effectively controlling her movement and preventing her from leaving the victim eventually escaped and pulled a fire alarm after which she received treatment for non-life-threatening injuries Watkins was released on Bond and is due back in court in October the University of South Carolina has acknowledged the situation stating they are aware of the arrest and are currently Gathering more information but no official statement has been released as of yet this shocking incident has cast a shadow over what was expected to be another strong season for Watkins and the Gamecocks entering her third season Watkins was coming off an impressive sophomore year where she averaged 9.2 points and 7.4 rebounds per game helping her team secure a national championship South Carolina is set to kickoff their season on November 10th against North Carolina State all eyes will now be on the University's next steps and how this situation will impact the team moving forward that's all for today's update thank you for tuning into ssn4 don't forget to like subscribe and hit the notification Bell for the latest updates on sports news