Earlier tonight Minnesota‘s star forward Trevor Mbakwe was arrested for allegedly violating a restraining order when a woman reported that Mbakwe had made a threatening post on her Facebook page this afternoon. Mbawke was arrested at 7 PM where he was held on $500 bail and according to the most recent reports is still incarcerated. This is a big setback for both Mbakwe, who has had his share of legal problems in the past as he had to sit out last season while an assault case from Miami worked its way through the legal system (he ended up performing 100 hours of community service), and the Gophers, who had come to rely on Mbakwe’s team-leading 13.4 PPG and 10.4 RPG and are still recovering from Devoe Joseph‘s recent transfer.
So far the University of Minnesota has only released the following statement:
We are aware of the charges that have been filed against Trevor. Until we know all of the facts surrounding the charges it would be premature for us to have any further comment.
We will have more information about the story as it develops, but things are not looking good for Mbawke or the Gophers, who have lost three of their last four games and take on Purdue on Thursday.