Sean Rossman

Tallahassee Democrat

The Tallahassee Police Department is currently working an alleged domestic battery case involving Florida State running back Karlos Williams.

"The alleged crime is an active on-going investigation and Florida Law does not allow TPD to discuss the details of any case while it is on-going," the police department said.

Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher said Friday in response to a report that Williams had been suspended, "There's another false report, and that's amazing how things happen. "Whoever has sources, whoever has rumors, needs to check who they are talking to – because that is about as far from truth as there is."

Officer David Northway, spokesman for TPD, said the agency received the case Saturday night and it was immediately assigned to the agency's Criminal Investigation Division.

"Once the case is complete, it will be released under the guidelines of Florida Public Records Law," he said.

FSU Athletics said in a statement: "The Athletics Department is aware of an investigation by the Tallahassee Police Department involving football student-athlete Karlos Williams. Until we receive more information regarding the alleged incident his status with the team will be under review."

Williams, a senior running back starting this season for the first time in his career, has rushed for 378 yards and seven touchdowns for the undefeated Seminoles.

Williams was listed on a TPD incident report in June related to an armed robbery. He was listed as an associate, meaning he was known to the person who was eventually arrested for the crime, Daravius Lawrence, then 17. Lawrence, now 18, according to a probable cause affidavit, was arrested in July and charged as an adult. The details of that case were not immediately available to the Tallahassee Democrat on Monday.

Northway said TPD got little cooperation from Williams in that case.

Northway said police set up a time to talk with Williams at the police station, but Williams never showed up. They then tried to call him, and he never answered his phone. Eventually, Northway said, they got in touch with his girlfriend who said the two had a lawyer and did not want to talk to police.

The state attorney, Northway said, decided to charge Lawrence without speaking to Williams.

Tallahassee attorney Tim Jansen says he is representing Williams. He declined to comment.