Josh Jackson Charged with Damaging Car of Female Student

University of Kansas basketball player Josh Jackson was charged Friday with a misdemeanor count of criminal damage to property related to a December incident involving the car of a female student.

Laura Bauer and Mara Rose Williams of the Kansas City Star reported the freshman guard was charged for allegedly causing damage to the vehicle at the Yacht Club in Lawrence, Kansas.

Jayhawks teammate Lagerald Vick was listed as a potential witness to the Dec. 9 incident by police following their investigation. The Kansas City Star report noted the unnamed female student who reported the damage previously accused Vick of domestic violence.

Bauer and Jesse Newell noted in January the school determined Vick, who wasn't charged with a crime, "likely hit a female student multiple times" in 2015. The Office of Institutional Opportunity and Access recommended two years of school probation, but it's unclear whether that was enforced.

It's also unknown whether Vick or Jackson have been disciplined by the basketball program, led by head coach Bill Self, for the separate incidents. There have been no public punishments and both players have continued to play for the Jayhawks this season.

Exact details about the alleged damage to the student's car in December weren't made publicly available. Vick was not charged in the case.

The players were also among five basketball players listed as possible witnesses to an alleged rape of a 16-year-old girl in December, per Hunter Woodall and Blair Kerkhoff of the Kansas City Star. Frank Mason III, Mitch Lightfoot and Tucker Vang were also named.

No information was presented that directly connected any of the student-athletes to the incident, however. Self told the outlet being a witness can have a wide range of meanings.

"From what I have learned, a witness can be many things, including a person who can potentially provide information, whether an eyewitness or not, or has been present before, during or after an alleged incident," the head coach said.

Jackson, who Scout.com rated as the No. 1 overall prospect in the 2017 recruiting class, is averaging 16.5 points, 7.1 rebounds and 1.7 steals across the first 28 games of his collegiate career.

Vick, a sophomore guard, has put up 7.2 points and 3.2 rebounds per game this season.

The pair and the rest of the third-ranked Jayhawks are next scheduled to take the floor Saturday for a clash with Big 12 rival Texas.