TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida State running back Dalvin Cook plans to head back to the field after a jury found him not guilty of punching a woman in the face outside a bar in June following a shouting match. The college immediately lifted his suspension after the verdict.
It took the seven-member jury only about 20 minutes to deliver its decision Monday after a one-day trial that included testimony from the alleged victim, one of her friends and several of Cook's teammates. Cook had been charged with misdemeanor battery.
"I'm just thankful and blessed that the truth came out," said Cook, who had been indefinitely suspended after being charged in the June 23 incident.