Former FSU Player Expected to Testify in ‘Stand Your Ground’ Hearing Monday – NBC 6 South Florida
A former star soccer participant for the Florida State Seminoles is anticipated to testify Monday when a ‘stand your floor’ listening to resumes amid costs he shot and killed a person in Palm Beach County in 2021.
NBC affiliate WPTV-TV studies Travis Rudolph will likely be in a West Palm Beach courtroom for the listening to, as Rudolph faces one depend of first-degree homicide and three counts of tried first-degree homicide for the taking pictures in Lake Park.
Rudolph appeared in a courtroom in November 2021 when the hearings started, the place his legal professionals argued Rudolph used self-defense after he “feared for his life” and claims he was compelled to open hearth following a confrontation exterior his dwelling.
At the November listening to, Rudolph’s ex-girlfriend Dominique Jones mentioned she bought right into a combat with him earlier than the taking pictures after she found that he cheated on her. A police affidavit reportedly mentioned one of many 4 victims advised police he had been involved with Jones.
The man and three different individuals went to Rudolph’s dwelling the place he was “instantly combative and confrontational” in accordance with the affidavit.
After bodily preventing for a number of minutes, Rudolph allegedly went again inside his dwelling and allegedly grabbed a firearm and ran behind the automobile earlier than taking pictures at it.
One particular person on the scene was injured and later hospitalized. A passenger within the automobile was shot and killed whereas each the motive force and one other passenger have been unhurt.
Detectives mentioned witnesses advised them Rudolph was holding a rifle shortly after they reported listening to the gunshots. Rudolph refused to talk with detectives, in accordance with the affidavit.
Rudolph was a highschool star in West Palm Beach earlier than signing with the Seminoles, the place he performed for 3 seasons and completed his profession with 18 landing receptions and helped lead FSU to an Orange Bowl victory to finish the 2016 season.
Rudolph was Florida State’s main receiver in 2015 and 2016 and left the crew early to enter the NFL draft in 2017. He went undrafted however ultimately signed with the New York Giants after which the Miami Dolphins. He additionally frolicked with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. The crew launched him Wednesday.
Rudolph gained nationwide consideration in 2016 when a video of him consuming lunch with an autistic scholar throughout a crew go to at a Tallahassee center faculty went viral. Rudolph’s father died a 12 months later after a gun by chance discharged at a West Palm Beach strip membership.
