Florida State running back Dalvin Cook is reportedly being investigated for battery in an incident the day before ex- quarterback De’Andre Johnson punched a woman at a bar. Florida state attorney Willie Meggs told the Democrat on Friday that no charges have been brought against Cook yet and the matter is under review.
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Updates will be provided as they become available.
Details from law enforcement are scarce, as the police report obtained by the Democrat is heavily redacted; however, it does say that the alleged victim was intoxicated and suffered minor abrasions/bruises from the incident.
The report does not name a suspect.
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The 21-year-old victim, whose name is being protected, is pressing charges and Cook’s investigation is expected to be very thorough.
Cook is coming off a big season for the Seminoles, as he rushed for 1,008 yards and eight touchdowns as a freshman in 2014. He was a five-star recruit and the No. 18 recruit in the class of 2014 according to Rivals. He was dismissed from the team Monday after the state released video of the altercation.
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He is now facing a misdemeanor battery charge for the physical altercation. The case involved two men who allegedly brandished a firearm to a neighbor.
