UPDATE 5.27.09 7:05pm

It has been six months since a brawl at the FSU Student Union and now, another FSU football player is under arrest for it.

FSU Police say wide receiver Richard Goodman is facing the most serious charges of all, felony aggravated battery, for his role in the November fight.

A police spokesman says they were finally able to reach a witness who saw Goodman throw a chair that struck a woman and broke several bones in her face.

"She looked up and here in front of her was this chair in midair and hit her in the face. So. she was in the wrong position at the wrong time when this chair was thrown and it hit her," said Major Jim Russell.

Goodman was suspended from the team by Coach Bowden today.

FSU police now consider the student union brawl "case closed."

Two other players, Bert Reed and Cameron Wade, were previously arrested on misdemeanor charges for their role in the affray.

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Florida State football player Richard Goodman turned himself in at the Leon County Jail Tuesday night to face charges in connection with a fight at the student union on November 26.

An FSU Police spokesman says Goodman threw a chair that hit a girl in the face.

Jail records show he was booked on charges of aggravated battery at about 8:45 Tuesday night and released about 45 minutes later on a $1000 bond.

Two other FSU football players, Cameron Wade and Bert Reed, were previously arrested for their roles in the fight. None of the fraternity members involved was ever arrested.

Stay tuned to Eyewitness News and wctv.tv for more details on this arrest.
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FSU News Release:

FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL PLAYER SUSPENDED IN UNION FIGHT

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida State University football coach Bobby Bowden today announced the suspension of senior wide receiver Richard Goodman following his arrest in connection with a fight that took place last fall at the university’s Oglesby Union.

“We’re suspending Richard Goodman, indefinitely, beginning today until the matter has been resolved,” Bowden said.

Goodman, 22, turned himself in to the Leon County Jail on Tuesday, May 26, on a warrant for his arrest obtained by Florida State University police. He was charged with one count of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon causing great bodily harm, a second-degree felony. Goodman later posted bond and was released.

Goodman is accused of throwing a chair that struck a female bystander in the face during a fight that broke out between Florida State football players and members of the Phi Beta Sigma fraternity on Nov. 12, 2008. The woman struck with the chair suffered extensive injuries.

“With all of the information coming in, we knew it was extremely important to be thorough -- and we have been,” said Maj. Jim Russell of the Florida State University Police Department. “This arrest concludes our investigation.”

Goodman is the third football player to be charged in the fight. Two others were charged with one count each of misdemeanor battery in November 2008.

Under Florida State Athletics Department policy, “a student-athlete charged with a felony, absent extraordinary circumstances as determined by the administration, is not permitted to represent Florida State Athletics in game competition until such time as the charge is resolved and all court, university and athletics department conditions for reinstatement have been met.”

In addition, Florida State’s Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities will follow its policy of reviewing police reports involving students for violations of the Student Code of Conduct.

Goodman, from Fort Lauderdale, did not play in 2008 while recovering from a broken leg suffered late in the 2007 football season.