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Carmello Dedric Brooks, University of Houston defensive lineman, was arrested by university police Thursday afternoon after he allegedly assaulted a pregnant woman.
According to the court documents, Brooks who is currently a sophomore, has since posted a $15,000 bond.
While UHPD remained tight lipped about the horrifying incident, documents showed that Brooks allegedly assaulted the pregnant victim by picking her up and slamming her on the ground.
During his probable cause hearing, a hearing officer said the allegations involve the woman just finding out she was pregnant and Brooks allegedly squeezed her arms, slammed her to the ground and sat on her, pinning her to the ground. Officers allegedly noted visible injuries.
University of Houston reacts to Carmello Brooks' assault allegation
"We are aware of an incident involving a Houston Football student-athlete. We take all allegations of this nature very seriously and are gathering more information," a UH Athletics spokesperson wrote in a statement to KPRC 2 News.
Alleged victim speaks out on the assault
A woman who claims to be the alleged victim in Thursday's assault contacted the outlet and claimed Brooks was not aggressive toward her.
She claimed that they got into an altercation at his house while discussing her pregnancy, which she just learned about on Thursday.
She said she wouldn't leave his house, so he called 911 and picked her up and put her outside. Police noticed a bruise on her arm, she said.
Because he was wanted on an unrelated misdemeanor charge, she said police took Brooks into custody and she did not think he was going to get charged in her case.
Carmello Dedric Brooks' past assault allegation
Court records show Brooks was charged in August for an incident involving a different pregnant woman and summoned to appear in court on September 18.
In that case, Brooks allegedly visited the woman who he had a sexual relationship with to speak in person after she became pregnant but "the conversation escalated and he became verbally aggressive toward her".
