Fred Davis at training camp in August 2011. Photograph by Flickr user Keith Allison.
Former Washington tight end Fred Davis is wanted by Metropolitan Police Department on a domestic violence charge, a police spokesman confirms to Washingtonian. Davis, 28, is accused of simple assault in an incident that occurred during the early hours of June 2 on 18th Street, Northwest, in Adams Morgan.
The assault allegation marks another episode in Davis’s turblent, six-year career in Washington. Davis, who suited up in burgundy and gold from 2008 to 2013, was suspended indefinitely by the NFL in February for violating the league’s substance-abuse policy. A day later, he was arrested by Fairfax County Police for drunk driving, although a judge dismissed the charge for lack of evidence.
Davis also has a history of domestic assault. A DC Superior Court judge ruled last September that there was a “preponderance of evidence” that Davis assaulted a woman at a DC nightclub in 2011. Davis was ordered to pay his accuser nearly $20,000 after a civil trial.
DC police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating Davis, who lives in Leesburg, offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information that leads to Davis’s arrest and conviction. At six-foot-three and about 250 pounds, he should be hard to miss.
Benjamin Freed joined Washingtonian in August 2013 and covers politics, business, and media. He was previously the editor of DCist and has also written for Washington City Paper, the New York Times, the New Republic, Slate, and BuzzFeed. He lives in Adams Morgan.
Former Redskins Tight End Fred Davis Wanted by DC Police on Domestic Violence Charge
Davis is wanted in connection with an incident that took place June 2 in Adams Morgan.
Former Washington tight end Fred Davis is wanted by Metropolitan Police Department on a domestic violence charge, a police spokesman confirms to Washingtonian. Davis, 28, is accused of simple assault in an incident that occurred during the early hours of June 2 on 18th Street, Northwest, in Adams Morgan.
The assault allegation marks another episode in Davis’s turblent, six-year career in Washington. Davis, who suited up in burgundy and gold from 2008 to 2013, was suspended indefinitely by the NFL in February for violating the league’s substance-abuse policy. A day later, he was arrested by Fairfax County Police for drunk driving, although a judge dismissed the charge for lack of evidence.
Davis also has a history of domestic assault. A DC Superior Court judge ruled last September that there was a “preponderance of evidence” that Davis assaulted a woman at a DC nightclub in 2011. Davis was ordered to pay his accuser nearly $20,000 after a civil trial.
DC police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating Davis, who lives in Leesburg, offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information that leads to Davis’s arrest and conviction. At six-foot-three and about 250 pounds, he should be hard to miss.
Find Benjamin Freed on Twitter at @brfreed.
Benjamin Freed joined Washingtonian in August 2013 and covers politics, business, and media. He was previously the editor of DCist and has also written for Washington City Paper, the New York Times, the New Republic, Slate, and BuzzFeed. He lives in Adams Morgan.
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