Update: The charges against Jenkins were dropped.

A Rutgers women’s basketball player has been suspended indefinitely after a weekend assault and criminal mischief arrest, 12 days after the program signed a heralded transfer who has been arrested twice since September on drug and assault charges.

Senior forward Caitlin Jenkins was arrested Saturday afternoon in New Brunswick and charged with simple assault and criminal mischief, according to court records. Both are disorderly person charges. Jenkins did not play in Sunday’s road game at Minnesota and the team announced her indefinite suspension “for a violation of team policy” in a post-game notes release.

Jenkins has averaged six points and 6.8 rebounds per game for the Scarlet Knights, who are ranked No. 20 nationally in a tie with Arizona State in this week’s Associated Press Top 25. Jenkins was arrested by university police, according to The Asbury Park Press, which said the arrest came after a domestic violence incident. Rutgers Police has not yet responded to an open records request seeking more information on the arrest. Jenkins’ attorney declined comment when reached by NJ Advance Media.

Rutgers women’s basketball coach C. Vivian Stringer and Jenkins all declined comment through a university spokesperson.

Jenkins’ arrest occurred about two weeks after Rutgers announced the addition of Baylor transfer Alexis Morris, who has had her own recent legal issues.

Morris was arrested by Texas State University police in San Marcos in September after allegedly assaulting another woman inside a dormitory hall, according to police documents obtained by NJ Advance Media. Morris was dismissed from Baylor’s women’s basketball team two days later. She was then arrested in late December in her hometown of Beaumont, Texas, on marijuana possession and possession of a dangerous substance, according to arrest records.

Morris declined comment through a Rutgers spokesperson, as did Stringer.

Morris was arrested on the assault charge – a Class C (misdemeanor) assault by contact – after 10 p.m. local time at Texas State’s San Jacinto Hall on Sept. 9, 2018, according to police documents. The alleged assault victim was issued a “notice to adult victim of family violence,” according to police documents. The victim’s name is included in police documents, but NJ Advance does not name victims of family violence as policy.

Morris was booked and released from Hays County Law Enforcement Center without bail on Sept. 10. Court records indicate she could pay $569 in fines and court costs, depending on the resolution of the case; a Class C assault conviction in Texas is punishable by up to a $500 fine, but the status of Morris’ charge is not immediately clear; Hay County Court has yet to respond to an open records request.

Baylor then announced Morris, who was a Big 12 All-Freshman selection in 2017-18 and helped the Bears reach the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16, had been dismissed from the program “for a violation of team rules, effective immediately” in a Sept. 11 press release.

Editor’s note: One of the charges against Morris was incorrectly reported. It has been changed to reflect court documents. The fine amount reported has been changed to reflect that it’s a possible penalty.

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