RICHMOND, Ky. (LEX 18) — An Eastern Kentucky University football player and his father were arrested Saturday night after allegedly assaulting a member of the coaching staff in the stadium parking lot following the team's game.
Charles H. Ingram V, a defensive back for EKU, and his father Charles Ingram were both charged with fourth-degree assault (minor injury), second-degree disorderly conduct and first-degree criminal mischief, according to inmate information from the Madison County Detention Center.
The university confirmed that Ingram has been suspended from the football team.
"Following Saturday night's football game, Rashad Watson, a member of the EKU football coaching staff, was assaulted by an EKU student-athlete and one of their family members, in the stadium parking lot," EKU said in a statement.
"The police broke up the altercation, and after the initial on-site investigation, Watson was released. The two other individuals were placed under arrest. The student-athlete is suspended from the football team. This is an ongoing investigation," the statement concluded.
Both men have been charged with the following:
- Fourth-degree assault (minor injury)
- Second-degree disorderly conduct
- First-degree criminal mischief.
The incident remains under investigation by authorities.
