FSU receiver Da’Vante Phillips
was suspended indefinitely by the school on Friday in the wake of multiple felony counts for fraud and his status with the football team remains unclear.
TALLAHASSEE — The Florida State football team hoped Da’Vante Phillips would develop into a reliable receiver capable of helping the Seminoles win a national championship in 2017.
But Phillips’ status with the team is in question after being suspended indefinitely by the school on Friday.
Phillips has been charged with four felony counts of cashing or depositing items with intent to defraud and one felony count of grand theft more than $300 and less than $5,000, according to the Leon County Sheriff ’s Office.
Phillips turned himself in to the Leon County jail Friday at 10:30 a.m. He posted bond and was released at 1:42 p.m. He is expected to appear in Leon County court today.
The fraud investigation began after Phillips called FSU police to file a report for his stolen wallet on Feb. 23, according to a probable cause affidavit obtained by the Orlando Sentinel on Friday.
Phillips used white-out or another substance to alter the amount of four Western Union checks for $700 each and deposited $2,800 into his SunTrust bank account at an ATM on Jan. 13.
The four Western Union checks,