Former Pitt Star Paris Ford Arrested

Former Pitt Panthers safety Paris Ford has been arrested on assault charges.

Stephen Thompson | Mar 26, 2024

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PITTSBURGH -- Former Pitt Panthers star safety and Pittsburgh native Paris Ford was arrested last week in Clarion on multiple charges, according to Allegheny County court records, for an incident that dates back to the week prior.

Ford, a three-year standout at Pitt and former four-star recruit coming out of Steel Valley High School, was charged with two counts of aggravated assault, one count of recklessly endangering another person and one count of discharging a firearm into an occupied building during an incident on March 15, according to court records. He was arrested six days later.

He is still awaiting his preliminary hearing.

Ford, a two-time All-ACC selection in 2019 and 2020, left Pitt in the middle of the 2020 season, following a blowout loss to Notre Dame, and was not selected in the 2021 NFL Draft. He caught on with the Los Angeles Rams, signing as a free agent in May but was waived later that August before the start of the regular season. He caught on with the New Jersey Generals of the USFL and played one season before the league folded.

This is a developing story. Inside the Panthers will continue to provide more information as it becomes available.

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Published Mar 26, 2024

STEPHEN THOMPSON

Stephen Thompson graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications and political science from Pitt in April 2022 after spending four years as a sports writer and editor at The Pitt News, the University of Pittsburgh's independent, student-run newspaper. He primarily worked the Pitt men's basketball beat, and filled in on coverage of football, volleyball, softball, gymnastics and lacrosse, in addition to other sports as needed. His work at The Pitt News has won awards from the Pennsylvania News Media Association and Associated College Press. During the spring and summer of 2021, Stephen interned for Pittsburgh Sports Now, covering baseball in western Pennsylvania. Hailing from Washington D.C., family ties have cultivated a love of Boston's professional teams and Pitt athletics, and a fascination with sports in general. You can reach Stephen by email at stephenethompson00@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter. Read his latest work: