Bradley basketball player arrested on domestic battery charge

PEORIA -- A leading Bradley University basketball player has been arrested on a misdemeanor domestic battery charge.

A Peoria police spokesman says officers arrested Daniel Ruffin at around 5:30 a.m. Saturday at his apartment. The 23-year-old remains in Peoria County Jail awaiting a ruling on bond.

Police say a 20-year-old woman accused Ruffin of cutting her lip as he tried to get her out of his apartment. She was treated at a hospital and released.

The (Peoria) Journal Star says the arrest prompted Bradley to suspend Ruffin indefinitely.

The senior guard is one of Bradley's top scorers, averaging around 15 points a game.

Peoria police didn't now if Ruffin had a lawyer. And there's no telephone listing for Ruffin in Peoria.