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Police are urging former NFL running back Zac Stacy to turn himself in after videos of him appearing to assault his ex-girlfriend went viral.
The Oakland Police Department saidin a statement on Facebookthat officers responded “within two minutes” to a call regarding the incident around 2:30 p.m. local time on Saturday, but discovered that Stacy had already fled the scene.
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Police say the Orange County Sheriff’s Office had “attempted to apprehend Stacy” before discovering he had left the state of Florida.
“Efforts are underway to capture Stacy, and we would urge him to turn himself in and face the criminal charges,” Oakland Police said in the statement.
On Wednesday, Evans alleged in a post on Facebook that Stacy was in the Nashville area.
The next morning, the womanbegged for the public’s helpon Twitter. “The Florida justice system has been failing me,” she wrote. “I have filed police reports previously and the State Attorney hasn’t picked them up.”
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Evans added, “Other women fall victim to this every day. Please call attention to the Florida State Attorney.”
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New York waived Stacy during the 2016 offseason after the running back failed a physical. Stacy announced his retirement from the NFL in February 2017.
An investigation into the incident is ongoing, per police.
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source: people.com
