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Gators football suspends freshman following arrest on felony charge for strangulation

For the second time in three months, Florida Gators freshman Justin Watkins found himself in trouble with the law.

UF Police on Tuesday arrested Watkins, 19, on four charges: a third-degree felony charge of kidnapping/false imprisonment, a third-degree charge of domestic battery by strangulation and two counts of misdemeanor battery.

Watkins has since been suspended from all team activities.

According to a UF Police Department arrest report, Watkins slapped, punched a choked a woman while holding her down on a bed July 20. He then blocked the door to his dorm room.

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