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FSU RB Mario Pender arrested on charges of domestic violence, resisting arrest

Florida State running back Mario Pender was arrested Saturday and booked on charges of domestic violence by strangulation and resisting an officer without without violence.

The fifth-year senior was arrested by Tallahassee police and placed in Leon County Jail, according to county records. His bond was set at $500 for resisting arrest — according to a report from FSUNews.com — but reportedly did not reflect his charge of domestic violence.

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The university has not yet released a statement regarding Pender's arrest.