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MEDIA ADVISORY: FDLE, Gadsden County Sheriff’s Office to announce arrest in FSU Linebacker shooting incident

For Immediate Release

September 10, 2025

 

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida Department of Law Enforcement Commissioner Mark Glass, Gadsden County Sheriff Morris Young, Leon County Sheriff Walter McNeil, Florida State University Athletic Director Michael Alford, along with representatives from Tallahassee Police Department, United States Marshalls Service, and Florida State University Police Department are holding a media availability to announce arrests related to the shooting of FSU linebacker Ethan Pritchard on August 31.

 

WHAT:          Press Conference

 

WHO:            FDLE Commissioner Mark Glass

Gadsden County Sheriff Morris Young

            Leon County Sheriff Walter McNeil

            Florida State University Athletic Director Michael Alford

 

WHEN:          Wednesday, September 10, 2025 at 4:00 p.m.

(media arrival time at 3:00 p.m.)

 

WHERE:       FDLE Headquarters

2331 Phillips Road, Tallahassee, FL 32308

 

For Further Information Contact:

FDLE Office of Public Information

Info@fdle.state.fl.us 

  

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