Soso Jamabo Arrested: Latest Details, Mugshot and More on UCLA Recruit | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors
UCLA recruit Soso Jamabo was arrested early Sunday on six charges after allegedly attempting to flee police. On Monday, all of his charges were reduced to warnings except for one charge of evading arrest with a vehicle, per Chris Foster of the Los Angeles Times.
According to arrest records, which Naomi Martin of The Dallas Morning News obtained, police arrested and charged Jamabo with "evading arrest with a vehicle, minor consumption of alcohol, minor in possession of alcohol, speeding, driving without possessing a driver’s license and disregarding a stop sign." He was booked at the Kaufman County jail around 1:30 a.m., the paper reported.
Scott Bell @ScottBellDMNPlano West star/UCLA running back signee Soso Jamabo arrested and held on six charges:
Jack Wang of the Los Angeles Daily News provided the police statement:
Jack Wang @thejackwangLatest on UCLA five-star RB Soso Jamabo: Kemp police release a statement detailing the circumstances of his arrest.
As Martin's report notes, the high-profile running back may have attended his senior prom Saturday night a few hours before being arrested.
Wang passed along the university's statement on Jamabo's arrest:
Jack Wang @thejackwangUCLA's statement on the arrest of five-star RB Soso Jamabo.
A product of Plano West Senior High School in Plano, Texas, Jamabo chose UCLA over his home-state Texas Longhorns on national signing day as part of a massive haul for the Bruins. 247Sports' composite rankings list him as the nation's No. 32 overall player and second-best running back in the class of 2015. As a senior, he rushed for 2,279 yards and 44 touchdowns, appearing ready for Power Five play before his high school graduation.
It's unknown at this time whether the arrest will alter his status with UCLA.
As of Sunday morning, Jamabo remained in the Kaufman County jail, according to The Dallas Morning News.
