An Iowa high school basketball player who sucker-punched an opponent following a game this week found himself being arrested and charged with a felony.
According to court documents obtained by TMZ, police said 17-year-old Carlisle High School student Carter Prenosil threw “unwarranted” punches at his opponent from Nevada High School, leaving the victim with a concussion and a cut to his mouth that required four stitches.
The incident went down in the handshake line without warning following Carlisle’s 72-47 loss to Nevada. After punching the player in the stomach and face, he was grabbed by somebody else as others moved in to stop the assault.
Prenosil was arrested on Wednesday and charged him with willful injury, which is a felony. The maximum penalty Prenosil is facing is up to 10 years in prison.
The youngster has a court hearing scheduled for Dec. 13.
