LSU wide receiver Drake Davis arrested
LSU wide receiver Drake Davis has been arrested and booked into the Baton Rouge Parish jail on a count of second-degree battery.
The 6-foot-4, 220-pound athlete allegedly punched his girlfriend so hard it broke one of her ribs.
According to WBRZ he is also accused of strangling her, punching her and ripping an earring from her ear during an attack in June. The details of which were detailed in a warrant.
Davis also allegedly texted the victim “I might kill you.” according to the warrant.
LSU head football coach Ed Orgeron is scheduled to meet with the media following the Tigers second scrimmage Saturday afternoon.
Other details from WBRZ's report:
Police then talked to the victim, who is an LSU student. She told investigators she and Davis were in a relationship that began in January 2017 and ended earlier this month. She described four specific incidents to investigators.
In addition to the attacks in April and June, she said he punched her in the stomach at his house in May 2017. No date was listed for the other attack, in which Davis is accused of strangling her in his car because he was upset with her “for waving at a friend,” according to the warrant.