Ex-Grizzlies assistant coach faces assault charge

MISSOULA (AP) — Former University of Montana wide receivers coach Shalon Jermaine Baker is facing charges alleging he assaulted his pregnant girlfriend.

The Missoulian reports (http://bit.ly/15kVH6y ) Baker, of Missoula, was ordered held on $100,000 bail Thursday on charges including aggravated assault.

Court documents say Baker's girlfriend told police the two argued on Thursday over whether he cheated on her. She says he strangled her and slapped her in the face.

Baker was a receiver and punt returner for the Grizzlies from 1991-94. He became the Grizzlies' wide receivers coach in 2010 and left late last year to pursue business opportunities.

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