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Florida State kicker arrested for alleged battery on law enforcement during spring break

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A Florida State football player was arrested Wednesday after allegedly getting physical with law enforcement in Fort Lauderdale.

Conor McAneney, 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.

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.

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Florida State kicker arrested for alleged battery on law enforcement during spring break

Conor McAneney faces three felony charges. (Broward County Sheriff’s Office/Getty Images)

McAneney was suspended indefinitely from all team activities, 247 Sports reported.

McAneney had a busted lip and a scratch underneath his right eye in his mugshot.

Conor McAneney mugshot

Florida State kicker Conor McAneney was arrested Wednesday night in South Florida. (Broward County Sheriff’s Office)

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The university is on spring break, and spring practices were paused and will resume next Thursday.

The 2025 season was McAneney’s first as a Seminole after transferring from Quincy University, a Division II school in Illinois. Last season, he went 7-for-10 on field goals, with his longest make 45 yards.

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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)

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McAneney is a native of Ireland.

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