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TCU WR KaVontae Turpin previously arrested in March 2018 for battery of family member

Oct 22, 2018, 3:08 PM

One of TCU football's top players was arrested on Sunday and charged with a Class A misdemeanor.

TCU WR KaVontae Turpin previously arrested in March 2018 for battery of family member

UPDATE (11:44 a.m. on Tuesday): TCU confirms that it was aware of an incident in New Mexico involving wide receiver KaVontae Turpin in March 2018. However, the university declines knowing that Turpin was also charged with battery of a family member, or that there was active bench warrant for his arrest. 

"The football staff was aware there was an incident in New Mexico, but not that charges included an alleged battery," TCU said in a statement. The publicly available information they reviewed at the time only showed a charge related to property damage. We did not know until yesterday that his legal issues were unresolved." 

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