According to the Gainesville Sun, Florida linebacker Dee Finley is no longer facing a felony charge following his arrest Monday. On Tuesday, the State Attorney's Office reduced the charge against Finley from resisting arrest with violence to resisting without violence, a misdemeanor.
“The State Attorney reviewed the case and decided to treat it as a misdemeanor,” said Gainesville attorney Huntley Johnson, who represents Finley. “I did not see resisting with violence in the description in the police report.”
Finley, a sophomore, was arrested Monday for driving with a suspended license and resisting a University Police Department officer.
Finley appeared before a judge Tuesday morning and was released on his own recognizance.
State Attorney Bill Cervone said his staff notified court officials at first appearance that they would be reducing the resisting arrest charge from resisting with violence — a felony — to resisting without violence — a misdemeanor.
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