FSU WR Richard Goodman has been reinstated to the football team. Florida state’s attorney, John Fuchs, decided to drop aggravated battery charges against the redshirt senior after a two month long investigation.
The charges stemmed from a November 12th fracas involving members of the FSU football team and members of the Phi Beta Sigma fraternity. During the fight, a female student was struck by a chair that was supposedly thrown by Goodman. He was arrested for the incident and suspended indefinitely, pending the outcome of the investigation. Fuchs claimed that witnesses could not identify Goodman as the sole individual responsible for striking the woman with the chair. “We would not be able to prove beyond a reasonable doubt to a jury regarding the offense against Mr. Goodman,” Fuchs said. “As a result, we have an ethical obligation not to proceed on cases such as this.”
Now that the charges have been dropped, he can rejoin the team in time for fall practice which starts on August 7th. He will definitely be welcomed with open arms by a receiving corp that has taken a huge hit recently due to players being dismissed for violation of team rules.
