The nation's No. 3-rated high school running running back, prized Florida State recruit Mario Pender, was arrested this past week in his hometown of Cape Coral. Via Coley Harvey of the Orlando Sentinel's "The Chopping Block" blog:
↵↵↵According to a report in the Fort Myers News-Press, Pender was arrested by Cape Coral police Tuesday after an apparent argument between he and his on-again, off-again girlfriend that morning. A police report indicates that during the dispute that took place inside her car, he hit her with a right backhand before asking her to give him the keys and get out.
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The 6-foot, 185 pound running back committed to Florida State in October of 2010. Prior to his arrest, Pender was expected to be on the sidelines when the red-hot Seminoles take on the Virginia Cavaliers Saturday afternoon at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee.
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