Patriots wide receiver Kayshon Boutte was arrested Thursday afternoon in Baton Rouge, La. for charges related to sports gambling, WAFB first reported.
The Louisiana State Police said in a statement that Boutte is accused of creating a fraudulent online account that allowed him to gamble while still a minor. He faces one felony count of computer fraud and one misdemeanor count of gaming prohibited for persons under 21. An warrant was issued for Boutte’s arrest and the former LSU player turned himself in shortly thereafter. He entered the East Baton Rouge Parish Jail on Thursday.
Boutte used an online alias to bypass gambling laws and placed over 8,900 bets between April 6, 2022 and May 7, 2023, according to a police report.