Memphis guard Honest Parker was arrested this week for allegedly attacking his girlfriend in Could, in accordance with information seen by The Submit.
Parker, 22, was booked into Shelby County (Tennessee) Jail on Saturday and was charged with aggravated assault and vandalism for the alleged assault, per a number of studies.
The alleged Could 27 incident occurred in Parker’s condo in downtown Memphis, The Business Enchantment reported.
The altercation turned bodily after an argument, and the lady has alleged that Parker “pushed her, struck her in the face, then grabbed her neck and applied pressure which impeded her ability to breathe normally.”
The outlet reported that the lady “sustained bruising and bleeding to her mouth” and that she met with Memphis police investigators on Tuesday, the place she mentioned she was “fearful for her safety.”
The basketball participant additionally reportedly broke the lady’s iPhone, ABC 24 reported.
Parker transferred to Memphis from McNeese State in April after the guard averaged 12.2 factors throughout 34 video games for the Cowboys final season.
“The University of Memphis is aware of the situation and cannot comment on an active investigation,” the varsity informed The Business Enchantment in an announcement.
Parker’s arrest comes simply days after the NCAA positioned Memphis athletics on probation for the following two years after an investigation discovered that an educational advisor paid two softball gamers to assist a males’s basketball participant with coursework.
The NCAA finally fined the varsity $30,000 for adviser Leslie Brooks paying two softball gamers a complete of $550 to assist the hooper along with his assignments through the winter of 2024.
The probationary interval begins instantly and doesn’t conclude till July 15, 2027.
“We are pleased to have reached a mutually agreed upon resolution by the NCAA Committee on Infractions and the University of Memphis,” college president Invoice Hardgrave mentioned in an announcement. “I want to thank our employees who labored swiftly and collaboratively with the NCAA to take acceptable motion and implement corrective measures.
“The University of Memphis is committed to a culture of compliance with all NCAA rules and will move our program forward accordingly.”
