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WVU’s Wesley Harris charged with battery for punching man in traffic incident

— By William Dean and Sean Manning, The Dominion Post

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia forward Wesley Harris faces a battery charge after allegedly breaking a man’s nose during a traffic altercation.

Harris, 21, pleaded not guilty in Monongalia County Magistrate Court on July 31.

Morgantown police responded to the call just before 6 p.m. on July 16.

According to a criminal complaint, Ryan Casteel told officers he accidentally turned the wrong way on Jones Avenue due to Stewart Street being closed. That’s when Harris, traveling on Jones Avenue, stepped out of his Chevrolet Avalanche with Mississippi plates and began arguing with him.