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Jaguars RB Leonard Fournette pleads no contest to driving without valid license

By Stephanie Brown and News 104.5 WOKV
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FILE - In this Nov. 18, 2018, file photo, Jacksonville Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette, left, runs for yardage as he is stopped by Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker Bud Dupree, right, during the first half of an NFL football game in Jacksonville, Fla. A person familiar with the situation says the Jacksonville Jaguars have notified running back Leonard Fournette that his suspension late last month voided the remaining guarantees in his four-year rookie contract. The person spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity Sunday night, Dec. 30, 2018 .(AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)

By Stephanie Brown and News 104.5 WOKV

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette has pleaded “no contest” to a charge of driving without a valid license, and the three other counts he faced have now been dismissed. That brings this legal case to a close.

Court records show adjudication is being withheld. There are various fees Fournette will have to pay in relation to the case.

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These charges came in relation to an April traffic stop. He was allegedly driving around 65 miles per hour in a 45 mile per hour zone on Atlantic Boulevard when he was pulled over. Fournette allegedly told the officer he didn't have his license with him because he "left it at the stadium," and he added that he was a Jaguars player, according to the arrest report.

Police say Fournette later admitted his license had been suspended. Court records show that suspension came for failing to pay case fees for an alleged speeding incident in Neptune Beach from November.

The same officer who stopped Fournette in April also stopped him last July. The warning issued to Fournette at that time said he was going 80 miles per hour in a 45 mile per hour zone. The officer involved says he also did not have his license with him at the time of that stop, and he also said he had left it at the stadium and he played with the Jags.

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As a result of the April stop, Fournette was arrested for driving without a valid license, and received citations for violation of municipal posted speed and two window tint violations. He initially pleaded not guilty.

Court records show he has now pleaded “nolo contendere” with adjudication withheld to the count of driving without a valid license. The speeding and window tint violations have been dismissed.

WOKV has reached out to the State Attorney’s Office about the disposition of this case, and we have not yet heard back. The Jaguars say they are not commenting further about Fournette’s driving records, but he has a previously scheduled media availability on Friday.

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