Oklahoma State running back Tyreek Hill, a hero on the field for the Cowboys this past Saturday, was arrested for domestic abuse by strangulation on Thursday night in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Domestic abuse by strangulation is a felony punishable by one to three years in jail and/or a $3,000 fine.
Hill was arrested after a women reported that she got into an argument with Hill that escalated into a physical altercation, according to a release from the Stillwater Police Department. The accuser said Hill struck her in the face and stomach and choked her.
According to police, the woman said she was eight weeks pregnant with Hill's child and was concerned about the fetus because she was in pain after he punched her in the stomach. She said she also was punched in the face, had a busted lip and was choked by Hill.
Hill, a 20-year-old junior from Pearson, Georgia, was arrested shortly after 11 p.m. and allegedly told officers he was being arrested "for being black and she was white.'' Hill spent the night in jail and was to appear before a judge Friday afternoon.
His arrest came just days after he helped catapult the Cowboys into a bowl game with a 92-yard punt return late in OSU's 38-35 win against Oklahoma.
On Wednesday, Hill was named the Big 12 Newcomer of the Year after averaging 150.9 all-purpose yards per game and becoming one of the conference's most explosive big-play threats.
His status for the Cactus Bowl against Washington is unclear.