GAINESVILLE - A judge gave A.C. Leonard, a sophomore tight end on the Florida football team, six months of probation on Wednesday after he pleaded no contest to a charge of compaq presario cq60 battery against his girlfriend.
Leonard’s non-jury trial was supposed to start Wednesday on the misdemeanor count, which stemmed from his arrest in February after police said he shoved his girlfriend, knocking her to the ground and causing her head to hit a dog cage.
State Attorney’s Office spokesman Spencer Mann said Leonard changed his plea from not guilty to no contest and that the judge withheld adjudication, meaning Leonard won’t have a criminal conviction on his record if he completes his probation.
Leonard, 20, whose full name is Alcorus De Vonte Leonard, will also have to pay court fines and costs, complete anger-management counseling and stay away from the victim, Mann said.
Leonard’s attorney, Huntley Johnson, who represents many UF athletes who have been arrested, said in an interview that in making the decision to change pleas, “we took her situation and his situation into consideration,” speaking of Leonard and his girlfriend.
Johnson said the experience had a “positive impact” on his client and that Johnson had noticed a change in his attitude over the last few months.
“I think he’s gotten the message that he needs to fly straight,” Johnson said.
On Feb. 15, Leonard and his girlfriend were arguing at The Polos apartments on Southwest Williston Road. Leonard “shoved her forcibly with both hands in her chest/neck area,” according to a Gainesville Police Department arrest report. “The force of the shove knocked her down to the ground, causing her head to strike a dog cage that was behind her.”
GAINESVILLE - A judge gave A.C. Leonard, a sophomore tight end on the Florida football team, six months of probation on Wednesday after he pleaded no contest to a charge of Acer aspire 5732z battery against his girlfriend.
Leonard’s non-jury trial was supposed to start Wednesday on the misdemeanor count, which stemmed from his arrest in February after police said he shoved his girlfriend, knocking her to the ground and causing her head to hit a dog cage.
State Attorney’s Office spokesman Spencer Mann said Leonard changed his plea from not guilty to no contest and that the judge withheld adjudication, meaning Leonard won’t have a criminal conviction on his record if he completes his probation.
Leonard, 20, whose full name is Alcorus De Vonte Leonard, will also have to pay court fines and costs, complete anger-management counseling and stay away from the victim, Mann said.
Leonard’s attorney, Huntley Johnson, who represents many UF athletes who have been arrested, said in an interview that in making the decision to change pleas, “we took her situation and his situation into consideration,” speaking of Leonard and his girlfriend.
Johnson said the experience had a “positive impact” on his client and that Johnson had noticed a change in his attitude over the last few months.
“I think he’s gotten the message that he needs to fly straight,” Johnson said.
On Feb. 15, Leonard and his girlfriend were arguing at The Polos apartments on Southwest Williston Road. Leonard “shoved her forcibly with both hands in her chest/neck area,” according to a Gainesville Police Department arrest report. “The force of the shove knocked her down to the ground, causing her head to strike a dog cage that was behind her.”
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