Rod Strickland arrested on Sunday morning

Lexington police arrested University of Kentucky assistant basketball coach Rod Strickland early Sunday morning. According to police reports, they arrested Strickland just before 3 a.m. at Tates Creek and New Circle Road. The report says an officer saw Strickland run a red light at the intersection, nearly striking another.

The UK assistant and former NBA star has three previous DUI arrests, according to ABC news. The last was a 2001 incident in Virginia. According to the ABC news report, Strickland was convicted in 1998 for the same charge, and complete a year probation and 30 hours of community service. In 1999, he was acquitted of charges relating to driving drunk in Washington.