TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida State running back Dalvin Cook was found not guilty on Monday of punching a woman who testified that he had also said he would be able to buy her in a couple of years once he went pro.
The seven-member jury delivered its verdict after a one-day trial Monday that included the testimony of the alleged victim, one of her friends and several of Cook's teammates. Cook had been charged with misdemeanor battery.
Cook's attorney, Joey McCall, told the jury in closing arguments that the evidence and testimony "just didn't add up.