LSU guard MiLaysia Fulwiley, one of the ninth-ranked Tigers’ leading scorers, got herself booked on charges including aggravated battery after allegedly driving her car into a police vehicle while attempting to flee from a traffic stop. This isn’t just a bump in the road, this is serious. The 21-year-old was booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison, and the university is already saying they “have no further comment at this time as it’s an ongoing legal matter.” Yikes.
The Wild Scene That Led to the Arrest
Authorities claim an officer tried to pull over Fulwiley on Saturday night, the same time LSU’s football game against Texas was wrapping up, because she was allegedly weaving through traffic. But instead of stopping, she supposedly drove away from the scene, with the right front side of her vehicle actually hitting a police car. Can you believe it? The report says she then tried to cut through a store parking lot, but responding police blocked her vehicle. This whole thing sounds like something out of a movie, and the charges she is now facing are no joke: aggravated battery, flight from an officer, aggravated assault, and resisting an officer. This is way beyond a simple traffic ticket.
What This Means for No. 9 LSU’s Season
This is a massive hit for a No. 9 ranked team that was just starting to roll. Fulwiley is a key player, averaging 17.8 points per game this season and she just dropped a season-high 23 points in LSU’s dominant 101-37 victory over Denver on Friday. She’s a leading scorer, a difference-maker, and now her future, at least in the short term, is completely up in the air. LSU is scheduled to play at home on Monday night against Troy. As of Sunday afternoon, her availability for that game was totally unclear. How do you prepare for a game when one of your stars is suddenly dealing with charges like these? It is a huge question mark hanging over the entire program.
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Originally reported by Bleacher Report.
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