Girlfriend of ASU LB Davon Durant says she lied about assault

Arizona State linebacker Davon Durant was suspended indefinitely after being arrested for assaulting his girlfriend, but now the girlfriend is saying she lied to the police.

"When I lied to the police, it was out of spite," Arizona State student Kelsi Langely told ESPN. "I wasn't thinking. It was a very vengeful and spiteful thing to do."

Durant, a four-star inside linebacker from Butler County Community College in Kansas, was arrested March 7 after witnesses called police to report a man striking a woman while the two were sitting in a black SUV.

According to the police report, Langley told police Durant hit her and grabbed her around the neck. The arresting officer noted a contusion under Langley’s left eye and bruising around her neck, which was consistent with finger marks.

Durant told police the two engaged in a verbal altercation.

Langley told ESPN that she was upset after she found messages from other girls on Durant’s phone. She said she purposely made a scene outside her apartment. Langley and Durant have been dating for a year and a half. The two met at Butler Community College and Langley transferred to Arizona State when Durant accepted a scholarship there. Durant enrolled early to join the Sun Devils for spring football, but because of this incident he hasn't practiced and isn't listed on the spring roster.

Langley bailed Durant out of jail on March 8, but the two have not spoken per the conditions of Durant’s release. Langley said she went to the police department to explain that she lied about the incident and claimed the marks on her neck were “hickeys” and not marks resulting from an assault.

Tempe Public Information Officer Michael Pooley confirmed Langley’s admission to ESPN, but said: "However, because we have independent witnesses that witnessed the assault on her and the bruising and injuries to her face and neck, [Durant] was still arrested and charged."

"[The police are] very skeptical [of my story], as anyone would be, because this happens a lot in these situations," Langely told ESPN. "You can't really tell who is being truthful, but I felt it was important to do the right thing."

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