IU basketball star freshman Mackenzie Mgbako arrested at Taco Bell on misdemeanor charges

BLOOMINGTON – IU basketball freshman forward Mackenzie Mgbako, a star recruit, was arrested at a Taco Bell here early Sunday morning.

According to an officer at the Monroe County jail, as well as jail records, Mgbako, 18, was booked in at 3:16 a.m. Sunday on a pair of charges: criminal trespass and resisting law enforcement. Each is a Class A misdemeanor.

According to Bloomington police, officers found Mgbako about 2:15 a.m. at a Taco Bell on East Third Street after managers reported he refused to leave the property.

Managers told the responding officers Mgbako was being refused service in the drive-through lane because he was “cursing at and being rude to employees.”

Police said Mgbako initially didn’t identify himself but eventually gave his name. Officers then asked him to move his vehicle from the drive-through lane, and the 18-year-old moved into a parking space.

Officers then told Mgbako he needed to leave the property and he refused, police said. The arresting report states that at one point, Mgbako began to drive out of the lot, then reversed and parked again in a space at the restaurant. Officers continued to tell Mgbako to leave for the next 15 minutes, the report states, resulting in his preliminary trespassing charge.

When officers approached his vehicle to tell him he was under arrest and he needed to get out, Mgbako refused to leave the car, according to the report. Police said officers used a baton to break the passenger side window to unlock the doors.

Officers then forcibly removed him from the vehicle, the report said. He was placed in handcuffs and taken to Monroe County Jail.

Mgbako posted bond at 5:25 a.m. and has been released, according to the jail officer.

“IU Athletics is aware of the situation," an IU athletic department spokesman said. "We will continue to gather facts, cooperate with and monitor the legal process, and take further action as the evolving situation warrants.”

Mgbako, a five-star prospect in the 2023 class, was originally set to attend Duke but reopened his recruitment and picked IU over Kansas.

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