Florida freshman athlete Justin Watkins was suspended from all team activities Tuesday following his arrest on domestic violence-related charges, including two felonies.
Gators coach Dan Mullen announced the suspension in a statement released by the university.
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Watkins was booked into Alachua County Jail in Gainesville on charges of domestic battery by strangulation and false imprisonment/kidnapping, which are third-degree felonies, and two counts of battery causing bodily harm, which are first-degree misdemeanors, according to jail records. Bond has not been set.
Watkins' arrest and suspension were first reported by 247Sports and The Orlando Sentinel.
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This is Watkins' second encounter with law enforcement in less than three months. He was arrested May 9 on trespassing charges in Ocala, Fla., after he allegedly kicked a female's car, broke her phone and then followed her to Vanguard High in Ocala, where she was a student.
Watkins was a highly touted member of the Gators' 2018 signing class; 247Sports gave the Under Armour All-American a four-star rating and ranked him as the 89th-best player in the nation.