Florida State releases top recruit after he gets hit with felony charges from 150 mph police chase
The Florida State football program is sending a clear message to one of its top recruits after he was arrested earlier this week.
Chuck Kennon, the program’s top-ranked recruit of this year’s class, is no longer with the team after being arrested on charges of two felonies.
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Officers said Kennon was traveling 79 mph in a 50-mph zone in Tampa early Sunday morning, according to UPI, and when officers approached the vehicle, they suddenly found themselves in a chase at speeds over 150 mph.
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Florida State Seminoles mascots Osceola and Renegade plant the spear before a game against Central Arkansas at Doak S. Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida, on Sept. 26, 2026. (IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect)
Kennon’s Dodge Durango got a flat tire, which led to Kennon attempting to flee on foot and into an industrial plant. While searching for Kennon, police found his phone and a woman in a bodysuit “covered in dirt stains, blood and grass” with lacerations on her arm. She told officers she asked Kennon to exit the vehicle more than 10 times and was detained.
Kennon, who is currently being held in Falkenburg Road Jail, was released from the program due to conduct detrimental to the team, the school said.
The Florida State Seminoles face the New Mexico State Aggies during the first half at Doak S. Campbell Stadium on Bobby Bowden Field in Tallahassee, Florida, on Aug. 29, 2026. Florida State won 34-17. (Getty Images)
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He turned himself in on Monday night and is facing three charges: aggravated fleeing to elude ( a second-degree felony), false imprisonment (a third-degree felony) and resisting an officer without violence (a misdemeanor), records show.
Kennon was the sixth-best cornerback in the nation in his class and the 51st-ranked overall recruit. He chose FSU over 30-plus offers.
A crew paints Bobby Bowden Field at Doak Campbell Stadium on Monday, Dec. 2, 2019. (USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect)
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Florida State has struggled this season, going 3-3 thus far. They will face No. 3 Miami, who are 5-0, on Saturday.
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