{"id":198568,"date":"2026-03-20T01:12:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T01:12:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/198568\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T01:12:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T01:12:18","slug":"florida-state-kicker-arrested-for-allegedly-assaulting-officer-on-spring-break","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/198568\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida State kicker arrested for allegedly assaulting officer on spring break"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">A Florida State football player was arrested Wednesday after allegedly getting physical with law enforcement in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-regions\/southeast\/florida\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Fort Lauderdale<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/ncaa\/florida-state-seminoles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Conor McAneney<\/a>, a kicker, was charged with two third-degree felony counts, including battery on a law enforcement officer and resisting an officer with violence, and a misdemeanor trespassing charge.<\/p>\n<p>The battery on a law enforcement officer charge included a $2,000 bond, while the other felony had a bond of $500, according to online records. The trespassing charge had a $250 bond.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/florida-state-mug-graphic-31926.jpg\" alt=\"Conor McAneney\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Conor McAneney was hit with three felony charges. (Broward County Sheriff&#8217;s Office\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>McAneney was suspended indefinitely from all team activities, <a href=\"https:\/\/247sports.com\/college\/florida-state\/article\/fsu-football-arrest-kicker-officer-violence-conor-mcaneney-278249461\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">247 Sports<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>McAneney had a busted lip and a scratch underneath his right eye in his mugshot.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/conor-mcaneney-mug-31926.jpg\" alt=\"Conor McAneney mugshot\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Florida State kicker Conor McAneney was arrested Wednesday night in South Florida. (Broward County Sheriff&#8217;s Office)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/former-duke-player-describes-coach-ks-way-dumbing-down-march-madness-bracket-micro-tournaments\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">FORMER DUKE PLAYER DESCRIBES COACH K&#8217;S WAY OF DUMBING DOWN MARCH MADNESS BRACKET INTO MICRO TOURNAMENTS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The university is on spring break, and spring practices were paused and will resume next Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The 2025 season was McAneney&#8217;s first as a Seminole after transferring from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/ncaa-fb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Quincy University<\/a>, a Division II school in Illinois. Last season, he went 7-for-10 on field goals, with his longest make 45 yards.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/fsu-logo-pylon-31926.jpg\" alt=\"FSU logo\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>The Florida State Seminoles logo and ACC logo on a pylon during a game between the California Golden Bears and the Florida State Seminoles Sept. 21, 2024, at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Fla. (Chris Leduc\/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>McAneney is a native of Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>Follow Fox News Digital\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNewsSports_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">sports coverage on X<\/a>,\u00a0and subscribe to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter<\/a><\/p>\n<p>   <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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