The University of Arizona assistant track coach accused of threatening, assaulting and stalking a student athlete, who he was allegedly involved with in a relationship, resigned from the university effective Wednesday.
Craig Carter, 47, was arrested May 1 and is accused of threatening the victim with a box cutter while choking her, stalking her, and trying to drag her out of a classroom before she could flee from his grasp, court records say.
Carter pleaded not guilty at his arraignment Wednesday.
The victim told police investigators he told her, βIβll hurt you,β and βIβll cut that pretty face,β after he pushed her onto a couch and choked her, according to a probable cause statement.
Police investigators recovered at least 57 text messages Carter sent to the victim over the course of a week. Four of them contained threatening remarks.
Records also showed that Carter, who coaches throwing sports, such as shot put and discus, waived his Miranda Rights and admitted to his crimes during an interview with UA police.
His attorney, Nathan Leonardo, said he had no comment at this time.
Carter originally faced three domestic violence charges β aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, threats and intimidation with injury and damage to property, stalking with fear of physical injury or death upon another person β and an interfering with an educational institution charge.
An indictment filed last week showed he now faces two domestic violence aggravated assault charges, stalking and interfering with an educational institution.
In an email statement, UA spokesman Chris Sigurdson said the university has concluded its investigations into the allegations of Carterβs workplace violence.
Carter was notified of a βpositive finding,β and that dismissal proceedings had begun, Sigurdson said. He resigned and is no longer a UA employee.
