Ball accused of dating violence

TALLAHASSEE — A woman has filed for legal protection against Florida State offensive lineman Josh Ball after reporting several incidents of dating violence.

Sandra Sellers, 20, who is from Hillsborough County and has been dating Ball since February 2016, filed a petition for an injunction for protection against Ball on Sept. 27.

The injunction highlights 11 incidents during which Ball’s girlfriend alleged he showed aggressive behavior, including physical harm to Sellers and her property on several occasions. One incident cited in the injunction involved FSU football personnel.

“He is a violent person and I’m scared he’s going to take it too far,” Sellers wrote in the petition obtained by the Sentinel.

Ball, who is from Virginia and has emerged as a starting left tackle for the Seminoles, will have a domestic-violence hearing on the matter on Thursday in Leon County court. He has not been charged with a crime and remains a member of the football program.

“We are aware of the matter, which is currently being reviewed by the appropriate authorities,” FSU’s athletics department said in a statement. “The student-athlete’s status with the team is unchanged. We will have no further comment.”

Sellers said she and Ball “were in a serious intimate relationship” while also stating “we argued a lot.”

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Safid Deen