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Saints star RB Alvin Kamara arrested for battery in Las Vegas

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - NOVEMBER 10: Alvin Kamara #41 of the New Orleans Saints runs with the ball against the Atlanta Falcons at Mercedes Benz Superdome on November 10, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

FEB. 7 UPDATE: New Orleans Saints player Alvin Kamara will not appear in a Las Vegas courtroom Monday afternoon to face charges of battery resulting in substantial bodily harm.

His initial hearing has been rescheduled for March 8.

LAS VEGAS (WGNO) — New Orleans Saints Running Back was arrested in Las Vegas, police announced over the weekend.

In a tweet from Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, Saints star running back Alvin Kamara was arrested on Sunday, February 6, for ‘battery resulting in substantial bodily harm.’

The incident stemmed back to Saturday evening just before 6 p.m., when police were called to a nightclub on South Las Vegas Boulevard for a reported battery.

An investigation revealed the victim was battered at the nightclub by a suspect, later identified as Kamara, who was in town for the 2022 Pro-Bowl.

Kamara was booked into the Clark County Detention Center on a charge of battery resulting in substantial bodily harm.

This is an ongoing investigation.

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