TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Prosecutors on Wednesday dropped resisting arrest and perjury charges against
Florida State cornerback and return specialist Greg Reid.
State Attorney Willie Meggs said he decided not to pursue the case because Tallahassee police didn't really need information Reid had been accused of falsifying when they arrested him at 2:30 a.m. Monday.
"Our position is that he should never have been arrested," said Tim Jansen, Reid's lawyer. "He's not happy that he went through this. He still believes he did nothing wrong."
Florida State is off this Saturday, but coach Jimbo Fisher said Reid will play in the Seminoles' next game on Oct. 8 at Wake Forest.
"I'm very relieved," said Fisher, who had not previously commented on the arrest. "Like I said, you never make a statement until you find out all the facts."
Reid, 21, had been charged with lying to protect a friend from his hometown of Valdosta, Ga. Police stopped Rontel Frazier while he was driving Reid's motor scooter because it didn't have a license plate.
Frazier also didn't have a driver's license, and he escaped from the officers before they could identify him. Officers later contacted Reid and he met them at the scene.
"While it was clear that several acquaintances of Reid had access to his scooter, Reid was less than forthcoming as to who was operating his scooter that night," Meggs said. "In other words, he didn't want to dime out his friend."
Citizens aren't required to answer police questions, but if they do so they "must provide truthful and complete answers," Meggs said. He said Reid's responses fell short of that requirement, so police had probable cause to arrest him.
Any information Reid could have provided at that point, though, would have been superfluous, Meggs acknowledged.
"The truth of the matter is the officers had basically figured out who it was," he said.
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What an idiot. What a mook. What an ultra-maroon.
