UF senior football player Earl A. "Tony" Joiner will be charged by the State Attorney's Office sometime in the next 30 days, officials said.
"There will be no expedition of his case," said Spencer Mann, spokesman for the State Attorney's Office. "It will run through the normal procedure."
Joiner was arrested early Tuesday morning and charged with burglary.
Joiner allegedly attempted to retrieve his girlfriend's car, which was being held for ,76 at Watson's Towing impound lot, by pushing back the electric gate that surrounds the lot, according to a police report.
The UF safety was released from Alachua County Jail on the same day at 1:17 p.m., according to jail records.
Joiner was released on his own recognizance, which means he left the jail without paying bail, but will face his charges.
Stan Forron, property manager of the lot, said the whole thing is a misunderstanding.
However, Gainesville Police Department spokesman Lt. Keith Kameg said the towing company called GPD about the incident.
The State Attorney's Office has not received the arrest reports yet.
Once it has received the reports, a prosecuting attorney will be assigned to the case, and calls will be made to the witnesses and the victim. Then the state attorney will make a new charge sometime within the next 30 days, Mann said.
Mann said his office will take the victim's opinion into consideration.
"It's just one of many factors though," he said. "We will seek the input of the victim but also look at witness and police reports, as well as standard procedure in that situation."
Alligator Staff Writer Andrew Tan contributed to this report.
