The case involving former Florida defensive tackle Caleb Brantley, a high-profile player gearing up for this week's NFL Draft, took a few new twists and turns on Tuesday as the State Attorney's Office reviews the case and the Gainesville Police Department's recommendation for a misdemeanor battery charge against Brantley.

First, the woman alleging that Brantley punched her in the face and knocked her unconscious following a verbal spat in the early morning hours outside a Midtown bar on April 13 has reportedly sought a settlement in the case. The Tampa Bay Times reported that Huntley Johnson, Brantley's attorney, turned down those offers at Brantley's insistence over the last two days.

Reports Matt Baker, of the Tampa Bay Times:

"I was approached by lawyers representing the alleged victim, both yesterday and today," Brantley's attorney, Huntley Johnson, said Tuesday evening. " They indicated to me they were meeting with the State Attorney's Office tomorrow and that they want to settle the case today. I called Mr. Brantley and communicated what they said to me. He told me that under no circumstances were we to offer them money or give them any money. He said no."

Second, the owner of the bar in question, Fat Daddy's, has also spoken out. Yahoo! Sports' Jason Cole reports that the bar owner said the woman involved "repeatedly" hit Brantley in the chest and arms, while a security guard present also said she punched him in the mouth. The GPD incident report says the woman pushed Brantley, who then retaliated with a punch.

However, the security guard added that the woman was never knocked unconscious and Brantley did not punch her, only pushed her away.

Brantley has maintained from the start that he acted solely in a reactionary manner, pushing the woman away. The GPD report from the incident indicates that two witnesses identified Brantley as punching the woman.

Cole notes that the two witnesses in question are the woman's "roommate and a high school buddy of the roommate."

Brantley was widely considered a strong candidate to be selected in the first three rounds of the NFL Draft prior to the incident. It's unclear how the incident will impact his draft status.

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