FSU QB Deondre Francois facing misdemeanor marijuana charge two days before spring game

Jim Henry | Tallahassee Democrat

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Florida State quarterback Deondre Francois is facing a misdemeanor marijuana charge, according to Tallahassee Democrat sources.

Francois, a redshirt junior from Orlando, on Thursday was cited by Tallahassee Police and faces a charge of possession of fewer than 20 grams of marijuana.

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New football coach Willie Taggart provided a statement to the Democrat Thursday night

“We are aware of the situation and it is being handled internally.”

The incident comes just two days before the spring game, in which Francois was not expected to play.

Francois missed most of the 2017 season after suffering a knee injury in the season opener against Alabama.

He has participated in spring practice in a limited role behind returning starter James Blackman.

Last January, Francois was investigated by authorities for a domestic violence incident.

According to a Tallahassee Police Department report, Francois and his live-in pregnant girlfriend gave radically different accounts of what transpired in the off-campus apartment they shared.

Neither was arrested and the case was closed.

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Francois started all 13 games as a redshirt freshman during the 2016 season and was named the ACC Rookie of the Year.

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