Patriots rookie Hutchins arraigned on assault charge

New England Patriots rookie linebacker Quintayvious Hutchins was arraigned Wednesday in Newton District Court on a misdemeanor charge of assault and battery on a family or household member following an argument at a Boston College dormitory.

The 23-year-old Hutchins, selected by the Patriots in the seventh round of the 2026 NFL Draft at No. 247 overall, pleaded not guilty to the charge stemming from an incident the previous evening at Voute Hall on the Boston College campus in Chestnut Hill. He was released on personal recognizance, with a pretrial hearing scheduled for June 29. Court records list his attorney as Michael DiStefano.

According to a Boston College Police Department report, officers responded around 8 p.m. Tuesday to a resident assistant's call about a man and woman fighting in a hallway. The witness described Hutchins, whom she knew as "Q," yelling at the woman, accusing her of cheating, pushing her and grabbing her by the neck with a firm grip while explaining his side of the dispute. The pair had been pushing each other, and the woman had thrown some of his belongings into the hallway. No visible marks were observed on her neck, and she declined photographs or a...