Sports College: Breaking: TCU Revokes WR KaVontae Turpin After Announcement Of His Arrest Sunday, March

Update, 12:37 pm: The TCU has fired its football team, KaVontae Turpin, lead receiver and return, said head coach Gary Patterson to reporters Tuesday afternoon.

Following the arrest of Turpin and his conviction at Tarrant County Jail on Sunday for physical assault of a family member, an outstanding arrest warrant was announced against Turpin in New Mexico , which goes back to March. Patterson said on Tuesday that he was not aware of the domestic violence incident until Monday afternoon.

"Obviously I would like to know more," Patteron said, adding that he had not yet told Turpin that he had been fired. "I do not try to hide anything."

Original story, 12:15 pm: The TCU issued a statement on Tuesday following news that KaVontae Turpin, a specialist in the suspended referral and return system, was also arrested in March in Las Cruces, New Mexico, Fort Worth Star Telegram reported. .

"The football staff was aware of an incident in New Mexico, but that does not mean that charges would have been laid against a battery," said the school Star-Telegram said. "The publicly available information they looked at at the time showed only one charge of property damage, and we did not know until yesterday that its legal problems were not resolved."

An additional report from Star-Telegram indicates that the TCU football coaching staff has been aware of the March incident for more than a month, but that Turpin has lied about the alleged altercation when he was in trouble. he was asked.

Turpin, who scored two touchdowns – including a 99-yard return punt return – in the 52-27 win over TCU against Oklahoma on Oct. 20, was again arrested Sunday in Fort Worth for physical assault on a member. of the family. The Tarrant County Prison Archives indicate that he was involved in an altercation with his girlfriend several blocks south of the TCU campus on South University Drive. TCU football head coach Gary Patterson announced Monday that Turpin had been suspended from the team. Turpin has since been released from Tarrant County Jail.

Patterson will address reporters Tuesday around 12:30. CT.

This story will be updated.