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The Douglas County District Attorney’s Office has charged Kansas basketball player Josh Jackson with criminal damage to a woman’s car.
According to a news release, witnesses say they saw Jackson kicking the car while arguing with the woman outside a Lawrence club on Dec. 9.
Total damage to the vehicle was more than $3,100 and multiple people were allegedly involved in committing it, the DA Office’s news release indicates.
The threshold for felony charges is $1,000 in damage, but the office has charged Jackson with a misdemeanor.
The news release indicates this is because witness descriptions point to multiple people engaging in the vandalism, meaning Jackson was not solely responsible.
It says witnesses say they saw him kick the driver’s door and a rear taillight.
Damage to those two areas was estimated at about $1,130. The news release says felony charges were not brought “because the State cannot prove beyond a reasonable doubt that all the damage to the door and taillight were caused by Jackson.”
The DA’s news release says the incident occurred at 545 Wisconsin Street after an altercation that began inside the Yacht Club involving the woman and Jackson’s friend. Officers determined the woman threw a drink on a male patron while leaving the club.
The press release notes that defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
Jackson, a freshman from Detroit, is the second-leading scorer and rebounder for No. 3 KU, which secured a share of its 13th straight Big 12 regular-season championship with Wednesday night’s win against TCU. Jackson averages 16.5 points and 7.1 rebounds for the Jayhawks (25-3, 13-2 Big 12).
KU will play at Texas at 5 p.m. Saturday. KU has yet to announce whether Jackson will be allowed to play in that game.