Indiana football player Ralph Green arrested Sunday for slapping woman at party

After a fairly successful spring game on Saturday, this wasn't the type of headline Kevin Wilson was looking to wake up to this morning. Redshirt junior defensive lineman Ralph Green was arrested on three charges early Sunday morning (read: Saturday night, after the game) after slapping a woman at a party who refused to dance with him. This was all first reported by our friend at the Herald Times, Mike Miller.

Per court documents, he'll face charges of battery (a class A misdemeanor), public intoxication, and disorderly conduct after a party in the 1300 block of North Lincoln Street.

Acoording to Bloomington Police Department Sgt. Joe Qualters, Green was trying to dance with the victim at a residence in the 1300 block of North Lincoln street. She refused to dance and attempted to get away, Green grabbed her by her waist, the woman attempted to flee once more and Green slapped her on the right side of her face, causing a disturbance between the woman, her boyfriend and Green.

Bloomington Police Department responded to the residence, where officers were approached by a male who said a man wearing a New York Knicks jersey had attacked a female. Officers located Green, who matched that description and was yelling belligerently. Green attempted to enter a vehicle through the passenger side and began honking the horn and yelling.

Officers told him to stop honking and quiet down because of the large disturbance he was creating. When Green stepped out of the vehicle, officers noticed he had red and watery eyes, and was swaying back and forth while speaking. A field test revealed Green had a blood alcohol content of .201, more than twice the legal limit.

This is the first known domestic battery case involving an Indiana athlete since the Ray Rice incident drew major & much deserved national attention last season. Indiana athletics says Green has already been suspended from the program.

Green was a bit of a breakout performer for the Hoosiers two seasons ago and was expected to be a integral part of the Hoosiers' defensive line rotation. He was named a Freshman All-American by some outlets in his first season in Bloomington, and followed that up with a meager sophomore campaign -- only registering 19 tackles in 11 games.