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UK Basketball: Alleged bodyguard of Tai Wynyard arrested over the weekend

The UK student who was accused of attending a party with a firearm to protect Tai Wynyard was arrested over the weekend.

According to the Lexington Police Department, Aaron Steele was taken to the Lexington Fayette County Jail and charged with fourth-degree assault, which involved violence with a minor injury.

“We can’t give out the probable cause at this time,” Lexington police Lt. Jackie Newman said, via the Courier Journal. “It was considered dating violence, so it was likely related to someone he was dating or was with. That’s all the information we have at this time.