Former FSU top recruit dismissed from team after leading police in high speed pursuit

Florida State freshman cornerback Chauncey Kennon, the Seminoles highest rated recruit in this year s class, was dismissed by the team after he was arrested for leading police in a high speed chase near Tampa. FSU head coach Mike Norvell confirmed Kennon s departure after learning about his arrest on Monday. He s no longer part of the program, obviously, disappointing, said Norvell. It started after a deputy in Tampa pulled over a vehicle that had been going 20 miles per hour over the speed limit, according to police. When a state trooper tried to catch up, the driver, who was identified to be Kennon, accelerated, running a red light and hitting a curb off the highway. Officials say when the Sarasota native got out of the vehicle, he then attempted to flee on foot, which led to police setting up a perimeter. Responding officers found and questioned a woman who had lacerations on her arm. She was arrested due to suspicions that she was holding back information ab