Charges For Barking At A Police Dog Against UF Linebacker Antonio Morrison Have Been Dropped
There is a pretty big update in the story regarding University of Florida linebacker Antonio Morrison’s arrest. For those of you who didn’t read my earlier write-up, Morrison was arrested in the early hours of July 21st for barking at a police dog.
As of 4:11 EST on July 23rd, the State Attorney’s Office has dropped the charges against Morrison, much to the relief of Gator fans and jorts aficionados worldwide. To some, this may come as no surprise. State’s Attorney Bill Cervone was reported as being unsure about the entire incident hours after it occurred.
“Based on my initial review … I am concerned about the legality of the arrest.”
In a statement given today, Cervone made clear that the charges were dropped due to a lack of evidence indicating that Morrison’s actions demonstrated malicious interference with the police dog and its duties.
Even though the case was dismissed, you know Morrison is going to feel the wrath of Muschamp.
I don’t mean to brag, but I called this.
[via USA Today]
Looks like the State Attorney’s Office was barking up the wrong tree.
13 years ago at 4:27 pmI would rather deal with the police than a pissed of muschamp.
13 years ago at 4:45 pmThis was an idiotic arrest, but it’s not like you can expect any more from cops, especially campus PD, anyway. Just glad this guy didn’t get penalized for being drunk (probably) and walking home. I’m not a Gator fan either.
13 years ago at 4:49 pmWhat is left out of this article is the fact that the District Attorney in Gainesville is a Bull Gator, and one of the top 10 boosters for the Football Program.
13 years ago at 5:20 pmbull gators FaF
13 years ago at 11:35 pmI don’t see how they could find such a monster to guilty #justicefortrayvon
13 years ago at 6:12 pm*not guilty
13 years ago at 6:49 pmThat’s what I’m talking about, we should get his trending.
13 years ago at 9:21 am#TheSystemIsRacist
“Dropped due to a lack of evidence” or “Dropped due to an excess amount of stupidity.”
13 years ago at 6:56 pmOh good! I was worried that the charges weren’t going to be dropped!
13 years ago at 10:36 pmTalked the GPD into bringing some of their dogs to practice. We’ll see how much his 40m time improves with an aggressive canine on his ass.
13 years ago at 12:51 amWoof woof
13 years ago at 8:19 am