Matthews offside with the law in hometown

Toronto Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews is facing a charge of disorderly conduct and disruptive behaviour after an incident in his hometown of Scottsdale, Ariz., in May.

A police report obtained from the Scottsdale Police Department says the complaint was filed by a female security guard employed by a local condo building where she says Matthews is a resident. She said she was sitting in her locked car when a group of men, including Matthews, allegedly tried to get inside the car with her on May 26.

She said she confronted the group, who she believed to be intoxicated, and during that interaction Matthews withdrew from the conversation and dropped his pants and grabbed his butt cheeks. She said that Matthews kept his underwear on.

None of the allegations have been proven in court.

The Maple Leafs released a statement on Tuesday, saying they are aware of a complaint of disturbing the peace against the 22-year-old Matthews.

In the statement, the Leafs say “Auston is co-operating fully with the relevant authorities but neither he nor the Club will comment any further out of respect for the process involved.”

A Scottsdale police spokesperson said the department has investigated a disorderly conduct case allegedly involving Matthews. He said Matthews was not arrested and the case has been forwarded to the City of Scottsdale Prosecutor’s Office for review.

The City of Scottsdale’s court website listed a pretrial conference set for Wednesday.

Matthews has111goals and 205 points in 212 career regularseason games.