EKU football player and his father charged with assaulting coach after game
An Eastern Kentucky University football player and his father were arrested Oct. 26 after police say they assaulted one of the team’s coaches after a game.
Charles H. Ingram V, 22, and his father, Charles Ingram, 47, were charged with fourth-degree assault, second-degree disorderly conduct and first-degree criminal mischief, according to the Madison County Detention Center inmate search.
Both father and son were arrested Sunday and released the same day. Both of their cases are marked as resolved, according to the inmate search.
“Following Saturday night’s football game, Rashad Watson, a member of the EKU football coaching staff, was assaulted by an EKU student-athlete and one of their family members, in the stadium parking lot,” the university and its athletics department said in a statement.
On Saturday, Eastern Kentucky lost 31-7 to Tarleton State University. Eastern Kentucky is 1-3 in conference play, and the loss was the team’s second in a row. Tarleton State remains undefeated.
Ingram V, a redshirt junior defensive back from Nashville, Tennessee, had one tackle during the homecoming game. He transferred to Eastern Kentucky from Furman University this year and has played in seven games, including Saturday.
“The police broke up the altercation, and after the initial on-site investigation, Watson was released,” the statement continued. “The two other individuals were placed under arrest. The student-athlete is suspended from the football team. This is an ongoing investigation.”
Watson has been a defensive secondary coach at Eastern Kentucky since February 2024. He spent two seasons as a defensive coordinator at Tuskegee University and has also coached at Franklin Pierce University, Missouri Southern State University and had previous coaching fellowships with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Kansas City Chiefs.
This story was originally published October 27, 2025 at 8:19 AM.
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