By GLENN GUILBEAU, Tiger Rag Editor
LSU women’s basketball senior star guard MiLaysia Fulwiley was in East Baton Rouge Parish Prison as of late Saturday night and early Sunday morning after being arrested Saturday night on three felony charges against a Baton Rouge Police office in game night traffic after the LSU football team’s loss to Texas in Tiger Stadium.
Fulwiley, 21, was arrested on charges of aggravated battery and aggravated assault of a police officer and resisting an officer – all felonies – at 10:19 p.m. Saturday, according to the Baton Rouge Police report. Texas’ 22-21 win over LSU ended at 10:24 p.m.
The police report states that officers directing normal contraflow postgame traffic at the intersection of Burbank Drive and West Lee Drive noticed a gray Dodge Charger weaving through traffic. Officers yelled for the driver to stop, and the driver obeyed before police identified her as Fulwiley, a native of Columbia, South Carolina. She transferred to LSU from South Carolina before the 2025-26 season and remained on the team this season. But that could change temporarily.
Police told Fulwiley to back up and then planned to question her and get her driver’s license as normal procedure. But after backing up, Fulwiley put the car back in drive and moved forward, hitting an officer at slow speed with the right front of her vehicle, according to the police report. The officer apparently was not injured, according to the report.
Fulwiley then drove off and cut through a parking lot on Highland Road before a police car cut her off. She then exited the vehicle and was arrested and taken into custody.
The East Baton Rouge Parish Prison has not returned multiple calls to Tiger Rag to learn if Fulwiley was bonded out of jail or remains in jail. She was booked with a bond of $20,000.
There has been no statement regarding Fulwiley’s arrest by LSU women’s basketball coach Kim Mulkey.
“We are aware of the situation and have no further comment at this time as it’s an ongoing legal matter,” an LSU athletics spokesperson said.
But it is also a team matter. And in general, arrests of LSU student-athletes on felony charges have historically meant automatic suspension from the team.
Fulwiley was also charged with failure to obey police and flight from an officer, which are misdemeanor charges.
The No. 9 LSU women’s basketball team (4-0) next plays on Monday against Troy (7 p.m., SEC Network+). Fulwiley is averaging 17.8 points, 4.2 assists and 3.5 rebounds for the Tigers this season in four games. She has had no previous known arrests at LSU or at South Carolina, where she played from the 2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons before transferring to LSU.
Fulwiley won the Sixth Woman of the Year award in the Southeastern Conference last season for the Tigers and was an Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American. She was an A.P. All-American and the Sixth Woman of the Year in the 2024-25 season at South Carolina. In the 2023-24 season, Fulwiley made the SEC’s All-Freshman team from South Carolina’s undefeated national championship team.
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