Pitt shooting guard Ithiel Horton was reinstated by the Pitt men’s basketball program on Thursday after the four criminal charges against him were dropped. Horton is eligible to resume activities with the basketball team immediately. He was suspended for the past two months following his arrest.
Horton was arrested in Pittsburgh’s South Side neighborhood on Nov. 6 after he allegedly struck a police officer in the face. The police were responding to an incident involving Horton and a tow truck driver. As a result of the incident, the Pitt basketball player faced charges of aggravated assault, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct and public drunkenness.