Former Florida State defensive back Chuck Kennon was booked Monday night on three charges, according to Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office records, and the arrest came just a day before his dismissal from the Seminoles became public.
Kennon is facing aggravated fleeing to elude, false imprisonment, and resisting an officer without violence. The booking record lists two felony charges and one misdemeanor, with the alleged offense date shown as Oct.
- He was arrested at 9:27 p.m.
Monday and booked at 10:10 p.m.
FSU confirmed Tuesday that the freshman had been removed from the team for “conduct detrimental to the team.”
The sheriff’s office lists him as Chauncey Alvoid Kennon. He is 18 years old and is being held at Falkenburg Road Jail without bail. The record identifies all three charges as warrant charges tied to alleged offenses dated Sunday, October 11.
Aggravated fleeing to elude is listed as a second-degree felony, false imprisonment as a third-degree felony, and resisting an officer without violence as a first-degree misdemeanor. The booking record does not include a narrative of what happened, and the charges remain allegations, not convictions.
Kennon’s exit ends a brief stay in Tallahassee for Florida State’s highest-rated signee in the 2026 recruiting class. He enrolled in January and saw limited game action this season, logging one snap against Virginia.
His decision to choose the Seminoles was considered a major recruiting win for head coach Mike Norvell, with Kennon going to FSU over several other major programs. Now that addition to the secondary is gone after a short run.
The on-field impact was minimal given Florida State’s thin depth chart this year, but the legal situation is serious. Under Florida Statute 775.082, the listed charges carry maximum penalties of 15 years for aggravated fleeing to elude, five years for false imprisonment, and one year for resisting an officer without violence.
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