Conor McAneney, placekicker for the Florida State Seminoles football team, was arrested on March 12, 2025, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, after an incident involving law enforcement.[1][2]

The Broward County Sheriff's Office charged the Ireland native with two third-degree felony counts—battery on a law enforcement officer and resisting an officer with violence—and one misdemeanor count of trespassing. Bond was set at $2,000 for the battery charge, $500 for resisting with violence, and $250 for trespassing, according to jail records.[1][2]

McAneney, who transferred to Florida State from Quincy University—a Division II program in Illinois—ahead of the 2024 season, was suspended indefinitely from all team activities, the team announced.[3]

In his booking photo, McAneney had a cut lip and a scratch under his right eye.[1]

The arrest occurred during Florida State's spring break, with spring practices paused and scheduled to resume on March 20, 2025.[3]

In 2024, McAneney's first season with the Seminoles of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), he converted 7 of 10 field-goal attempts, with a longest make of 45 yards. Florida State finished 2-10 overall and 1-7 in ACC play that year.[4]

Sources

1. Broward Sheriff's Office. "Booking details: Conor McAneney." Accessed March 13, 2025. https://www.browardsheriff.org/WebJail/Search
2. 247Sports. "Florida State kicker Conor McAneney arrested on felony charges, suspended indefinitely." March 13, 2025. https://247sports.com/college/florida-state/Article/Report-FSU-kicker-Conor-McAneney-arrested-suspended-indefinitely-271289878/
3. Florida State University Athletics. "Statement on Conor McAneney." March 13, 2025. https://seminoles.com/news/2025/3/13/football-statement-on-conor-mcaneney.aspx
4. ESPN. "2024 Florida State Seminoles Stats." Accessed March 13, 2025. http://www.espn.com/college-football/team/stats/_/id/130/florida-state-seminoles