Former Gator Football Player Found Dead
Cause Of Death Unknown
POSTED: Thursday, July 5, 2007
UPDATED: 9:21 am EDT July 6,
2007
PORT ORANGE, Fla. -- Avery Atkins, a former Florida Gator football player, was found dead inside a car in a garage in Port Orange on Thursday morning, according to officials. The cause of death is not yet known, but investigators said they are not investigating the death as a homicide. According to detectives, Atkins' aunt discovered her nephew's body and called police. Atkins was transported to Halifax Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, according to officials. Atkins, 20, who played at Daytona Mainland High, the University of Florida and Bethune-Cookman College, was arrested on Monday in Ormond Beach and charged with possession of crack cocaine. He was arrested in early June on charges of cocaine and drug paraphernalia possession and carrying a concealed weapon. Last year, he was charged twice with domestic battery on the mother of his child, Avery Atkins Jr., and entered into a deferred prosecution on both cases. That agreement had a stipulation that stated that if Atkins stayed out of trouble for nine months and completed a 26-week domestic violation intervention program, the state would dismiss all charges. Because of his legal problems, he was released from his scholarship by Florida coach Urban Meyer last July. Atkins transferred to Bethune-Cookman and played in three games before leaving the program. Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
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