LSU guard MiLaysia Fulwiley was arrested Saturday night in Baton Rouge after authorities claimed she drove into a police car while fleeing a traffic stop.
The stop occurred after LSU hosted Texas in a football game at Tiger Stadium on Saturday night. Authorities reported that Fulwiley was weaving through traffic and struck a police car with the passenger side of her vehicle before trying to cut through a parking lot.
Police officers eventually stopped her and took her into custody. The 21-year-old is charged with aggravated battery, flight from an officer, aggravated assault and resisting an officer.
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LSU officials said in a statement that they are “aware of the situation and have no further comment at this time, as it’s an ongoing legal matter.”
Fulwiley, a senior, has averaged 17.8 points per game this season. She posted a season-high 23 points during Friday’s 101-37 win against Denver.
The former South Carolina player disputed the police account of the incident in a series of since-deleted social media posts.
“The cop is literally lying I didn’t hit him at all,” she wrote in a post that was screenshotted by multiple journalists before it was deleted on Sunday. “I would NEVER in my life hit a police! WHY would I hit a police and run knowing who I am and what I do! PLEASE DONT BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU SEE!”
This article is based in part on wire service reports.
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