TALLAHASSEE -- Tallahassee Police responded to the residence of Florida State starting quarterback
Deondre Francois following a call about an alleged domestic violence incident.
Police, according to an incident report released by the Tallahassee Police Department, arrived at Francois’ residence late Tuesday evening after Francois called to notify authorities that his “ex-girlfriend was in his home, breaking things and tearing up his room.”
In the report, Francois told an officer that the woman arrived at his residence and began arguing with him. Once Francois asked her to leave, prompting the woman to become angry and throw a vase across the room. Francois stated that he then tried to remove the woman before she damaged a television by picking her up “like a hug” to take her out of the residence. Francois stated that the woman tried to hit him and began ripping her own shirt while threatening to “call the cops for domestic violence.”
The woman’s report stated that Francois broke down a door during an argument, threw her to the ground and cut her forearm while trying to remove her from the residence. The woman, who said she found out she was nine-weeks pregnant with Francois’ child, declined to pursue charges. She advised the officer, according to the report, that Francois smoked marijuana “earlier." She also told an officer that she didn't want Francois to get in "trouble trouble" but she wanted the officer to speak with Francois to "scare him a little."
FSU running back
Zaquandre White was present at the time of the incident, according to the report. White stated that the woman became angry and started throwing glasses and broke a vase before locking herself in Francois’ room while attempting to break a television. Francois, according to White, repeatedly asked the woman to leave and he overheard her stating that she was going to call the police for domestic violence. White stated that Francois only touched the woman to prevent her from breaking items in the home or to protect himself when she “swung” at Francois.
Francois, in the report, told an officer that the woman cut herself on the arm when she broke the vase. The woman, in the report, told an officer that the cut occurred when Francois attempted to “drag her out of the house.” The officer on the scene was unable to establish probable cause for an arrest because of the conflicting statements and the “lack of independent witnesses.”
An FSU official responded to a request about Francois' status with the school/team from
Noles247, but did not have an update on Francois as of early Wednesday afternoon.
In the report, Francois told an officer that the woman advised him that she was pregnant, although he said he did not believe her.