Former Duke player Kyle Singler charged with assaulting girlfriend in Oklahoma

former duke and oklahola City Thunder player Kyle Singler was charged with rape on Tuesday in Oklahoma after his girlfriend told authorities he grabbed her head and slammed her to the ground.

Singler, 37, was arrested Thursday in the eastern Oklahoma town of Whitefield after someone called 911 to report that Singler was following a woman outside a residence there. He was booked into the Haskell County Jail and later released on $6,000 bond, jail records show.

Singler was charged Tuesday in Haskell County with one misdemeanor count of assault and battery in the presence of a child. According to the arrest affidavit, Singler’s girlfriend told a sheriff’s deputy that Singler grabbed her head and threw her to the ground. Deputy Mitch Dobbs also reported that he could see the outline of fingers on the woman’s face and a mark on her arm. The woman told Dobbs, who was present during the incident, that Singler was the father of her young child, the affidavit says.

Dobbs said Singler did not cooperate with authorities or give them any statements and appeared to be under the influence of narcotics.

Court and jail records do not indicate whether Singler has an attorney. Singler’s former agent, Jason Rann, said in an email that he no longer represents Singler.

Singler’s arrest comes nearly a year after a cryptic Instagram post in which he said he feared for his life prompted former teammates and others to express concern and support.

Singler was on Duke’s 2010 national championship team and was named the NCAA Tournament’s Most Outstanding Player.

He was the 33rd pick overall in the 2011 draft and began his career overseas before playing nbaHe played three seasons for detroit pistonswho drafted him, and was on the All-Rookie second team in 2013. He played roles in four seasons for oklahoma city thunder,

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