LSU junior defensive tackle Davon Godchaux will not be charged after being arrested on misdemeanor domestic abuse/child endangerment and false imprisonment charges, according to multiple reports.
Godchaux was indefinitely suspended from LSU’s team on Monday, LSU spokesman Michael Bonnette confirmed. LSU did not respond to request for comment when asked if Godchaux’s drop charges changed his status with the team.
Godchaux was booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison after an incident involving his girlfriend and their 10-month-old child around 3:30 a.m. Monday morning.
According to the affidavit of probable cause, the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office was called to Indigo Park for a physical disturbance. The report said the victim, Godchaux’s girlfriend, expressed she was battered by Godchaux in a neighboring apartment.
The report states the victim said the two were arguing and Godchaux “grabbed her by her hair and pulled her back away from the door” when she tried to leave through the front door.
His girlfriend also said he “grabbed her from behind by her right shoulder are and tossed backwards near the couch,” according to the report.
The report said the victim had a swollen lower lip and a slightly red mark near her throat, though she refused medical treatment. The affidavit also said Godchaux had cuts inside his mouth from his braces and appeared as though he had been struck in the mouth. He also refused treatment.