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Hutchins was arraigned Wednesday morning in Newton and released on personal recognizance.
Quintayvious Hutchins AP Photo/CJ Gunther
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Patriots rookie linebacker Quintayvious Hutchins is facing a misdemeanor charge of assault and battery on a family member, according to court documents.
He was arranged in Newton District Court on Wednesday morning. He pleaded not guilty and was released on personal recognizance. He has a pretrial hearing scheduled for June 29th.
According to Boston College police, the incident took place in a residence hall on campus Tuesday night.
Police responded to a report of a man and a woman fighting in the hallway. One of the residence assistants told the police that Hutchins a woman were pushing each other and that Hutchins had grabbed her by the neck.
The RA told police that Hutchins accused the woman of “cheating” on him and that the alleged neck grab was “not a strangulation, but a firm grip.”
The woman told police that she was OK and that nothing happened. She said that she did not want a restraining order or any other assistance from police.
The Patriots picked Hutchins, a 6-foot-3, 240-pound linebacker out of Boston College, in the seventh-round of last month’s NFL Draft. The team issued a statement on Wednesday.
“We are aware of the report involving Quintayvious Hutchins,” the statement reads.” We take these matters very seriously and are in the process of gathering additional information. We will not have further comment at this time.”
Hutchins signed a four-year, $4.5 million rookie deal with the Patriots last Thursday. The Bessemer, Ala. native was a team captain for BC during his redshirt senior year last season. He recorded 35 tackles last season, along with seven quarterback hits and two sacks.
“If I could be honest, I didn’t think I was going to get a call,” Hutchins told reporters after the draft. “So, getting that call from the Patriots was like a dream come true, and hope and faith rising inside of me, knowing that I have another chance to go showcase my talent.”
The Patriots are two weeks away from the start of OTAs. Rookie minicamp was last weekend. They’ll hold mandatory minicamp June 15-17, two weeks before Hutchins’ next hearing.
Khari A. Thompson
Khari Thompson covers professional sports for Boston.com. Before joining the team in 2022, Khari covered college football for The Clarion Ledger in Jackson, Miss.
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