TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida State running back Dalvin Cook was found not guilty on Monday of punching a woman in the face outside a bar in June after she engaged in a shouting match with him and his teammates.
It took the seven-member jury only about 20 minutes to deliver its verdict after a one-day trial 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.
"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.