Overview
- Police say officers responded to a disturbance at the Blue Flamingo Resort and arrested Nelson after an incident on Monday, June 29.
- Monroe County and jail records show Nelson was booked on a battery charge while other records reference an aggravated-battery allegation that cites the victim’s pregnancy; an arraignment is scheduled for July 9 at 9 a.m.
- A police report obtained by local media says the woman told officers Nelson scratched her, threw her phone, tore off her bathing suit and that she is about seven months pregnant.
- Nelson offered a different account to police, saying the argument was over another man and that his anger sometimes flares; the report says he cried on the way to jail.
- The University of Nebraska has acknowledged the arrest and declined further comment, leaving his role on the team and possible program discipline unresolved as the legal process moves forward.