Several Florida football players were reportedly involved in an on-campus confrontation with a local gambler named Devante’ Zachery (aka “Tay Bang”) on May 28.
According to the police report, multiple players showed up to confront Zachery with weapons ranging from a frying pan to Airsoft rifles.
Here are details from the exclusive report by First Coast News:
The confrontation occurred at the university’s Keys Residential Complex on the evening of May 28. It involved several UF football players and a reported Gainesville-area gambler named Devante’ Zachery – aka “Tay Bang” – and his friends, according to a UF police report obtained by First Coast News.
University police began their investigation after a witness called 911 in reference to a suspicious person. The witness said he saw 10 people arguing and believed they had guns. The witness added, “the weapons resemble assault rifles.”
The scene was captured on surveillance and cell phone video, the 17-page incident report states. The video shows “about 10–15 individuals, holding what appeared to be weapons,” according to the report.
Zachery, 21, and his friends were waiting for the football players near the dorms. The football players began to confront the group, but left in vehicles, the report states. As the group left, they could be heard yelling, “We coming back strapped,” the report states.
The other group returned and a confrontation ensued. One player reported the group had a baseball bat, a red laser being pointed at another player’s chest and another individual threatening “Come any closer, I’ll spray you.”
Zachery told police, he observed one football player holding “some sort of assault rifle and some others were [holding] rocks.” Police wrote, they didn’t believe Zachery’s story and thought he was minimizing the incidents he was describing, the report states.
According to the player, once they heard police sirens, and everyone left.
You can view the complete 12-page police report here
