College Football Player Arrested For Assaulting Ex-Teammate Because He Thought He Was Gay
starobserver.com.auJacksonville State footballer Jack Dawson was arrested on multiple counts of assault against a former teammate Troy Municipal Court Supervision Officer David Hennigan confirmed to the Montgomery Advertiser on Monday.
In a federal lawsuit which was obtained and publicised by Jacksonville’s CBS 42, ex-teammate John Haynes has alleged he was attacked because Dawson and fellow teammates thought he was gay.
The assault ranged from verbal attacks to forced sodomy with a pool cue. Dawson turned himself into authorities in Troy (Alabama), on Monday and was released on bond.
Criminal warrants for Dawson’s arrest were issued last October. The Jacksonville State punter faced three warrants for his arrest related to separate incidents that allegedly took place during 2020 when Dawson played at Troy, according to Hennigan.The first assault charge alleges that Dawson “forcibly sodomised” Haynes with a pool cue, causing bleeding and bruising in October 2020.
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