NFL rookie Quintayvious Hutchins was arrested and charged with assault
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The New England Patriots edge rusher pleaded not guilty to the alleged incident at his former school, Boston College
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Officers were called to the campus to respond to a complaint of a “male and female fighting in the hallway"
New England Patriots rookie edge rusher Quintayvious Hutchins has been charged with domestic assault, according to multiple reports.
The former Boston College standout, 23, pleaded not guilty at his arraignment in Newton, Mass. and was released on his own recognizance on Wednesday, May 13,according to CBS Boston.
According to court documents obtained bymultiple outlets including ESPN, the alleged incident took place on the evening of Tuesday, May 12 at a dorm room on the campus of Boston College.
Officers were called to the fourth floor of Voute Hall to respond to a complaint of a “male and female fighting in the hallway,” according to the police report obtained by CBS Boston.
A resident advisor who was a witness observed the two “pushing each other” and alleged to police that she saw Hutchins grab the woman by the neck, according to the outlet.
"He said she was cheating on him and he choked and yelled at her," the RA wrote in her witness statement, per the station. She also wrote that "the 'choke' was a firm grab to the neck not strangulation."
Hutchins told officers that he had an argument with the woman over food and that left, CBS Boston said, citing the police report. He later returned and found that the woman “threw his belongings in the hallway.”
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The woman, who, according to the police report, did not want a photo of her neck taken, became “visibly sad” after she learned Hutchins was arrested, per the outlet.
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"I'm ok nothing happened," the woman wrote in her witness statement, according to the report.
Hutchins was selected by the Patriots as the 247th overall pick in the seventh round of the 2026 NFL Draft.
"We are aware of the report involving Quintayvious Hutchins,” the Patriots said in a statement to ESPN. “We take these matters very seriously and are in the process of gathering additional information. We will not have further comment at this time.”
PEOPLE has reached out to the Patriots for comment.
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