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South Carolina basketball star Ashlyn Watkins charged with assault and kidnapping
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South Carolina women's basketball star Ashlyn Watkins was arrested on assault and battery and kidnapping charges.
A warrant filed by the University of South Carolina Police Department and obtained by CBS affiliate WLTX-TV says Watkins assaulted the victim by "forcefully grabbing her face, pulling her arms and pushing."
The warrant also says the college junior picked up the victim against her will and carried her. It said Watkins "grabbed the victim's head and forced her to walk down the hall, thus controlling her movement while preventing her from leaving."
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