UNC linebacker Travis Hughes was arrested on charges of assaulting a government official Thursday morning, according to an Department of Public Safety arrest report.
The incident occurred at 9:20 a.m. when UNC Department of Pubic Safety Parking and Transportation officer Donald Burke was writing a citation for Hughes’ illegally parked car near the intersection of Hibbard and Blythe Drive, DPS spokesman Randy Young said.
Assaulting a government official is considered N.C. General Statute 14-33A, which is a
class 2 misdemeanor.
Hughes approached Burke while the citation was being written and an altercation ensued. Hughes then got in his vehicle and fled before being apprehended at the corner of McCauley and South Columbia Road. Hughes appeared in front of a magistrate Thursday and was released on a promise to appear, Young said.
Hughes, a junior who recorded 76 tackles last season, has been suspended from all team activities, team spokesman Kevin Best said.
