[Strikeout King]

A University of Louisville basketball player has been accused of punching his girlfriend's stepfather.

Preston Knowles, a senior guard from Clark Co. has not been arrested. According to police, Knowles was involved in an altercation with his girlfriend. The argument developed over a hairbrush.

According to the police report there was a "verbal argument between boyfriend and girlfriend, and the stepfather intervened and blows were exchanged. The report says the stepfather was "struck in left eye."

Knowles claims that he was shoved. According to Louisville TV reports, he told police that it was self-defense.

According to a police report, Bullitt County sheriff's deputies were called to a Shepherdsville home Sunday around 9 p.m. after a verbal argument between Knowles and his girlfriend escalated.

"At some point there, Mr. Knowles stated that the victim's father had shoved him and he, in defense of himself, stated he had hit the victim's stepfather in this case," Bullitt County Detective Scotty McGaha told WLKY-TV.

"In this case, the victim's stepfather was referred to the county attorney on what we call misdemeanor assault. He has some minor injury," McGaha said.

The University of Louisville said they are aware of this incident.



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