Zac Stacy.Photo: Orange County Corrections Department
Zac Stacy, the former NFL running back accused ofbrutally beating the mother of his infant soninside her Florida home, allegedly told police his ex-girlfriend “staged” the Nov. 13 attack, which was caught on video.
Stacy was arrested as he exited a flight from Nashville at Orlando International Airport on Nov. 18, according to police in Oakland, Fla. Hours earlier, authorities urged the former running back to turn himself after video showed the woman, who has publicly identified herself as Kristin Evans, being attacked.
“This is a case of just bitterness man,” Stacy tells the officers. “That’s why she did this. The whole assault thing. She staged it. She set me up.”
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 Dec. 14, but discovered that Stacy had already left the scene.
In a statement shared on Instagram Monday night, Evans called her ex’s statements to police “disappointing… but not surprising.”
Evans has starteda GoFundMe pageto help domestic violence victims.
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Stacy is currently out on bond while facing charges of aggravated battery and criminal mischief. He was ordered to not return to the state of Florida except for court hearings.
During a court hearing last month after his arrest, Evans asked the court to reconsider the decision to release the 30-year-old.
However, the judge denied Evans' request and Stacy was released on a $10,000 bond.
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.
Attorney information for him was not available Tuesday.
If you are experiencing domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or go to thehotline.org. All calls are toll-free and confidential. The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages.
source: people.com
