Two Kansas Jayhawks football players arrested on suspicion of aggravated assault
Kansas football wide receivers Trevor Wilson and Tanaka Scott were arrested Thursday afternoon on suspicion of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, according to the Douglas County Jail booking log.
According to the log, Lawrence police arrested Trevor L. Wilson, 21, of Tallahassee, Fla., and Tanaka Artisma Scott, 20, of Lawrence, at 12:34 p.m. Thursday. The arrest location was listed as the 2300 block of Haskell Avenue.
The statute and description listed on the booking log: “aggravated assault; use of a deadly weapon.”
KU Athletics spokesperson Daniel Berk said in an email to The Star on behalf of KU Athletics: “We are aware of a situation involving two of our student athletes and take all allegations very seriously. We are working to gather more information and will have no further comment at this time.”
According to the KU athletic department website, Scott’s hometown is listed as Mobile, Alabama. He is listed as a redshirt freshman receiver who played in two games and redshirted a year ago. Wilson is listed as a redshirt junior receiver. A transfer from the University of Buffalo, Wilson played in 12 games last season, starting seven. He caught 27 passes for 364 yards and a touchdown.
Laura McCabe, a spokesperson for the Lawrence Police Department, responded to The Star’s request for details on Thursday night. Her message read:
“We were called to the Quik Trip on the northeast corner of 23rd and Haskell about 11:30 today. A man said two men driving two different vehicles displayed two separate weapons then drove away.
“No one was physically injured. Lawrence Police found the two vehicles described by the reporting party, two men, and two weapons at the nearby Club Carwash. Both men were arrested and taken to the Douglas County Jail.”
Another detail provided by the police spokesperson: “One car has been described to me as a red Dodge Charger. The other; an orange Challenger. The reporting party tells us he was sitting in traffic on Haskell heading southbound approaching 23rd when the Charger pulled up next to him, opened the door, stood up and displayed the weapon. He says the driver said a few words, then got back in his car and drove into the Quik Trip lot. The Challenger followed the Charger and displayed a weapon as he passed by, according to the victim. “
