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Report: Pitt guard Horton arrested on South Side for allegedly assaulting officer

Pitt's basketball season keeps taking hits and the season still hasn't begun. Ithiel Horton has been arrested for allegedly assaulting a Pittsburgh Police officer on the South Side of Pittsburgh.

A report from KDKA says that Pittsburgh Police were called to East Carson Street at 1 a.m. Saturday morning because a tow truck driver got into a dispute with a driver who was upset that his car was being towed. Police say that upon arriving at the scene, the driver, 21-year old Horton of New Jersey assaulted a police officer by striking them in the face before fleeing the scene on foot.