Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE 8/21: Ruby Whitehorn, a Lady Vols basketball player who is facing domestic assault and burglary charges, has been suspended from the team indefinitely.
That news, confirmed Thursday, August 21 by women’s basketball associate director, Eric Trainer.
According to charging documents, officers went to a house on Earnhart Way in Halls earlier this month for a domestic dispute.
Police say Whitehorn was arrested following a fight with another woman during which she allegedly kicked in doors and smashed a glass mirror inside the home.
Whitehorn claims she entered the home because the other woman had taken her phone.
According to police, the victim has not been charged in the incident.
ORIGINAL STORY: A Lady Vols basketball player is facing a domestic assault charge.
According to charging documents, officers went to a house on Earnhart Way in Halls for a domestic dispute Friday evening, August 8.
Police say Ruby Whitehorn was arrested following a fight with another woman during which she allegedly kicked in doors and smashed a glass mirror inside the home.
She is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday, August 12.
Whitehorn is entering her senior year as a guard for the Lady Vols.
