Plant Football Star Arrested

Former Plant High cornerback Chris Kuzdale, the Times’ defensive player of the year for Hillsborough County in 2006, was arrested early Saturday morning in Pinellas County on battery and marijuana possession charges.

Kuzdale, 18, was arrested by St. Pete Beach police on one felony count of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, and a misdemeanor possession charge. He was booked at 4:08 a.m. Saturday and released 11 hours later on $10,250 bond.

A phone message left at Kuzdale’s home in Lutz wasn’t immediately returned Tuesday. Panthers coach Bob Weiner said he had been told of Kuzdale’s arrest Tuesday, but knew none of the details.

The arrest comes less than four months after Kuzdale’s electrifying performance in the Class 4A playoffs, which ended with Plant’s first state title.

He returned two interceptions for touchdowns in a third-round playoff win against Armwood, picked off another the following week against Miami Washington, and had two more in the state final against Ponte Vedra Beach Nease.

Comments

[Child of God]

I hope this young man can keep his head up for he have made a terrible mistake. What we have to do is make sure this kid can recover than to talk bad about this young man. Everyone make mistake and the question is will he learn from this.

[Andy]

Kuzdale is a good player but has made a grave mistake here, and i do hope that he can bounce back in some way to not make this same mistake ever again.

[Jeff]

stupid, stupid, stupid!!! what a way to get off track on his start in life. Hopefully he gets it right.

hopefully he will never do it again or else jesus will make him pay.........!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!GOD SENDER TO THEI OF THEI AND THY DEVILS NAME WE PRAY FOR THIS DEMONIC ACT OF SATINISM

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