Ashlyn Watkins update: Charges dropped against USC basketball star, records show

Dwayne Mclemore

November 5, 2024 at 1:15 p.m.·1 min read

South Carolina’s Ashlyn Watkins (2) cut a piece of the net after winning the National Championship after beating Iowa at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio on Sunday April 7, 2024.

Charges have been dismissed against South Carolina women’s basketball star Ashlyn Watkins, according to Richland County court records.

A charge of first-degree assault and battery, and another of kidnapping, were both dismissed Friday, according to online records of the Richland County Fifth Judicial Circuit Public Index.

Court records show that Ashlyn Watkins completed pre-trial intervention, a program that allows first-time non-violent offenders to have charges dropped as long as they complete a number of requirements.

She’s been suspended from the team since her Aug. 31 arrest at a university-owned apartment complex on Aug. 31 on those charges.

— This story will be updated.

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