Mississippi State football signee Jeffery Simmons is facing charges after an incident last week, police in Macon, Miss., told WCBI News.
The mother of the Mississippi woman who was allegedly assaulted by Simmons said the attack was the result of a long-standing dispute between her daughter and his family.
Ellen Hairston of Macon, Mississippi, told ESPN.com that her 30-year-old daughter, Sophia Taylor, suffered head and neck injuries after she was allegedly struck by Simmons and others multiple times during an incident on Thursday.
Hairston told ESPN.com that she met with police officials on Friday morning and again Monday, and was told that Simmons would be charged with multiple offenses.