Towson U. Basketball Player Arrested

CORRECTION: The original version of this article incorrectly identified RaShawn Polk in the accompanying photograph as "Troy Franklin." No one named Troy Franklin was associated with the events described in the article. Patch regrets the error.  

A basketball player was arrested Friday after an early-morning disturbance in which he forced his way into an apartment, and has been suspended from the team.

RaShawn Dazmar Polk, 23, allegedly forced his way into a woman's apartment in  after pounding on the door at about 4:50 a.m., Friday, according to police.  After gaining entry to the apartment, Polk allegedly pounded on the woman's bedroom door until he was able to force it open. A roommate called 911 and police arrested Polk when he returned to his apartment on Stonewain Court in Towson, police spokeswoman Det. Cathy Batton said.

Polk  was charged with third-degree burglary, fourth-degree burglary, two counts of second-degree assault and malicious destruction of property. He is being held on $10,000 bail at the Baltimore County Detention Center in Towson.

Towson basketball head coach Pat Skerry suspended Polk indefinitely from the team, the university newspaper,  The Towerlight, reported. Polk, a North Carolina native, is listed as a 6-foot-2, 205-pound guard and was the only returning starter on the Tigers roster.

"There is a greater standard of conduct associated with the privilege of being a member of the Towson men’s basketball program,” Skerry said in a statement.