Badgers’ Davis Charged for His Role in Fight

Wisconsin running back Anthony Davis, treated over the weekend for a stab wound allegedly inflicted by his girlfriend, was charged Tuesday with a misdemeanor count of battery.

Police alleged that Davis punched his girlfriend in the face during an argument at his apartment early Sunday before he was stabbed in the leg.

Davis, 20, a sophomore, faces a maximum penalty of nine months in jail and a $10,000 fine.

Tiffany L. Spears, 22, was charged with second-degree recklessly endangering safety and aggravated battery, both felonies. The maximum penalty on those charges is 15 years in prison and $20,000 in fines.

Davis was not the only Badger to encounter troubles last weekend. Injured receiver Lee Evans was charged with a tentative misdemeanor marijuana possession charge.

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