UNCC Basketball Player Suspended After Arrest

CHARLOTTE, NC — A UNC Charlotte basketball player is suspended after he was arrested for assault. Police arrested Lekitus “Najee” Garvin Thursday for assault on a female.

Garvin is a junior at UNC Charlotte, and a forward on the basketball team. The school says it is aware he was arrested, and he has been suspended from all team activities indefinitely.

Garvin is originally from Lexington, South Carolina. There’s no word what led up to his arrest.