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Kentucky WRs coach Jovon Bouknight arrested on drunken driving charges

LEXINGTON - Kentucky wide receivers coach Jovon Bouknight was arrested Saturday by the Erlanger Police Department.

Bouknight was booked in the Kenton County jail at 3:56 a.m. on charges of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of drugs, alcohol, etc.; possession of an open alcohol beverage container in a motor vehicle and speeding 26 mph or more over the speed limit, according to the Kenton County Jail website.

The university is aware of the arrest and handling the matter internally, according to a statement from a UK spokeswoman.

Bouknight is entering his second season on Kentucky's staff after joining the program from Oregon in March 2020.