UPDATE: Oct. 27 at 12:30 p.m.
Uniform citations provided additional details on the alleged assault on an EKU assistant coach that led to the arrest of EKU football player, Charles H. Ingram V, and his father, Charles Ingram IV, after a game on Saturday.
The documents detailed that an EKU officer responded to a reported "fight in progress" in the Van Hoose parking lot. The officer noted that amid requesting assistance, he saw people throwing punches and he attempted to break up the altercation.
The officer began detaining individuals who he observed were allegedly involved in the fight, including Rashad Watson, Ingram V, and his father, Ingram IV.
According to the documents, Ingram IV allegedly started an altercation, and ultimately punched Watson in the face, over a "disagreement related to his coaching." The documents added that a fight then ensued.
Ingram IV reportedly told police that he was not sure who started the fight or threw the first punch. Additional officers provided a video of the altercation which allegedly showed Ingram V, along with his father and three other people, approach Watson.
In the video, Ingram IV allegedly punched Watson in the face after a brief period of shoving and finger-pointing, the documents reported. A couple of seconds later, the documents read that Ingram V ran over to Watson and also punched him in the face. In addition, the officer was made aware of damage that was done to Watson's car.
Ingram V and Ingram IV were then placed under arrest and charged with:
- Fourth-degree assault (minor injury)
- Second-degree disorderly conduct
- First-degree criminal mischief.
Original Story:
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.
