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Attorney asks police to drop Williams case, refutes allegations of armed robbery

Melina Vastola / USA TODAY Sports

The attorney representing the victim in an alleged domestic battery case involving Florida State's Karlos WIlliams is asking police to drop the case.

Tallahassee attorney Nathan Prince represents Williams' ex-girlfriend, who he said will not speak to investigators and has not been in touch with police or FSU, the Tallahassee Democrat's Sean Rossman reports

They have one child together and a second on the way.

"She doesn't want to make any comments on the facts of the case," Prince said. "There aren't any witnesses that have provided testimony."

Prince has informally requested that the Tallahassee Police Department halt its investigation and that a formal submission to request termination will be sent Tuesday.

Tim Jansen, Williams' attorney, claims his client is a victim and a target of negative press centered around football players and domestic violence issues.

While the allegations of battery came to light on Monday, on Tuesday, multiple reports cited Williams' involvement in a June 2013 armed robbery.

In a statement to Brendan Sonnone of the Orlando Sentinel, Jansen refuted reports that Williams is a suspect in the case.

“Using the term ‘associated’ was an inflammatory device to inflame readers,” he said. “It’s irresponsible to lead the public to believe (that) Mr. Williams was somehow involved in the incident. 

"Mr. Williams is not under investigation for any event that occurred last June.”

Georgia Cappleman, an assistant state attorney, said she believes the victim in the robbery told officials that Williams set up the robbery and that's all their going off of.

“I do not have any evidence of (Williams') involvement in the robbery except for the suspicions articulated by the victim,” she said. 

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