Posted on July 23, 2021

Miami Hurricanes Player Arrested for Beating up Pregnant Ex-girlfriend

Matt McNulty, Daily Mail, July 22, 2021

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Avantae Williams, a sophomore safety for the Miami Hurricanes, was arrested Wednesday night and charged with one count of aggravated battery on a pregnant woman. {snip}

Avantae Williams

Avantae Williams

The police report states that the two had gotten into an argument over Williams ‘being involved with another woman’ {snip}

‘When I return from practice you need to be gone,’ Williams allegedly told the woman, who is currently 31-weeks pregnant with his child.

Police, who referred to the woman as his ‘ex-girlfriend’ even though they were living together at the time of the incident, said Williams flew into a rage later when he found her still packing at the apartment they shared {snip} They said he grabbed her by the hair and threw her around the house.

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The victim, who was not publicly named, ultimately alerted a neighbor who called 911.

{snip} She and Williams have two other children together, a 10-month-old and a 21-month-old.

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He was the top-ranked safety for the 2020 class, as well as a four-star recruit out of DeLand High School {snip}

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At the time Williams committed to Miami, coach Manny Diaz raved about him {snip}

‘It’s a massive exclamation point,’ Diaz said {snip}

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