A University of Cincinnati basketball player, Armein Kirkland, 19, of Tyler, Texas, was arrested Saturday afternoon on charges of domestic violence and assault.

Kirkland is accused of grabbing a woman by the throat and slapping her in the face.

The woman, whose age and address were unavailable, was also arrested at 2:30 p.m. Saturday on the same charges.

According to the police report, Kirkland and the woman have lived together at an apartment in the 2600 block of Wendee Drive in Price Hill for two months.

Kirkland is a sophomore at UC and a guard on the basketball team.