Report: Alleged victim's lawyer asks police to drop domestic battery probe of Williams

Published Oct. 27, 2014 2:06 p.m. ET

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Update: The lawyer for an alleged victim of a domestic battery incident involving Florida State running back Karlos Williams has informally asked the Tallahassee police to call off the department's investigation, the Tallahassee Democrat reports.

According to the Democrat, attorney Nathan Prince said the alleged victim will not speak with investigators. He also said his client has not filed a complaint, nor did she alert Tallahassee police or the university of a battery incident.

"She doesn't want to make any comments on the facts of the case," Prince told the Democrat. "There aren't any witnesses that have provided testimony." Therefore, he doesn't anticipate probable cause from Williams' arrest.

Prince reportedly said he will formally ask that the investigation be dismissed on Tuesday.

The rest of this post appears as originally written by the Associated Press.

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- The Tallahassee Police Department has confirmed Florida State starting running back Karlos Williams is being investigated for an alleged domestic battery incident.

Police received the case Saturday night and assigned it to the Criminal Investigation Division. Williams, a senior, has not been charged or arrested. He participated in practice Monday and an athletic department representative said neither Williams nor coach Jimbo Fisher would be made available to the media afterward.

Tallahassee police also tried to interview Williams about a drug deal robbery for which an "associate" of his was arrested and charged, according to ESPN. Williams reportedly did not show up for the interview and his girlfriend informed police that he'd hired a lawyer and would not talk to them.

Police spokesman Dave Northway said in a statement Monday, "Florida Law does not allow TPD to discuss the details of any case while it is on-going."

Williams is being represented by Tallahassee lawyer Tim Jansen, who declined comment on Monday.

The athletic department released a statement saying, "until we receive more information regarding the alleged incident, (Williams') status with the team will be under review."

The investigation is the latest involving a Florida State football player. Quarterback Jameis Winston is currently facing a student code of conduct hearing after a woman said he sexually assaulted her. Charges were never brought against the quarterback as a Florida prosecutor said there was not enough evidence in the case.

Florida State also is currently being investigated by the Department of Education on how hit handles possible Title IX violations. The woman who said Winston assaulted her filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights, which decided the university should be investigated for possible Title IX violations over the way it responds to sexual violence complaints.