Florida State RB Dalvin Cook charged with battery, indefinitely suspended

Dalvin Cook rushed for over 1,000 yards as a freshman in 2014. (USATSI)

Updated at 4:40 p.m.: Florida State announced Friday that Dalvin Cook has been suspended indefinitely.

"Florida State Athletics announced today the indefinite suspension of sophomore Dalvin Cook from the football team following a misdemeanor battery charge," read a statement from the school. "Athletics will have no further comment at this time.”

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Florida State just can't stop making headlines for all the wrong reasons this summer.

According to a report from the Tallahassee Democrat, Florida State running back Dalvin Cook has been under investigation for the alleged battery of a 21-year-old woman outside a Tallahassee bar on June 23. State Attorney Willie Meggs told that paper that he was reviewing the case, but clarified to ESPN later Friday that -- after speaking with the woman and a female witness -- a warrant will be issued for Cook's arrest.

Cook is set to be charged with misdemeanor battery.

Per ESPN, Cook is accused of punching the woman "in the face several times." Meggs reviewed photos of the woman's injuries and told ESPN he "found the women to be very credible."

Details from law enforcement are scarce as the police report obtained by the Democrat is heavily redacted; however, it does say that the alleged victim was intoxicated and suffered minor abrasions/bruises from the incident. It also notes that the alleged victim was able to identify the suspect and plans to press charges.

The report does not name a suspect.

The woman told ESPN she suffered a split lip and other minor facial injuries after she refused to give a friend of Cook's her number outside the bar, leading to an argument. A witness told ESPN he attempted to defuse the confrontation between (in ESPN's words) "the two women and a group of five to seven men," but that after a security officer left the parking lot to go inside the bar, "the girl got punched in the mouth," the witness said.

The alleged incident took place one day before former Seminoles quarterback De'Andre Johnson was charged with misdemeanor battery after punching a female Florida State student at a different bar. Johnson was initially suspended indefinitely following his arrest, but was dismissed from the team on Monday after video of the incident was made public by the state.

Cook is coming off a big season for the Seminoles, as he rushed for 1,008 yards and eight touchdowns as a freshman in 2014. He ended the season with three straight 100-plus yard rushing games, including 177 on 31 carries with a touchdown in the ACC Championship Game vs. Georgia Tech.

Cook is currently slated to be Florida State's starting running back this season.