A Penn State wrestling All-American is facing misdemeanor charges related to a late-March incident at a State College fraternity house.
Police have charged Braedan Davis, a 20-year-old sophomore for the dynastic Nittany Lions, with defiant trespass, evading arrest and resisting arrest, as well as summary offenses of underage drinking and publicly drunkenness.
His blood alcohol concentration was tested at .225 after multiple State College officers finally subdued the wrestler who allegedly attempted to elude them in the early-morning hours of March 29.
Davis has a preliminary hearing is scheduled for May 21 in Centre County Court.
Police were called to the scene after Davis refused requests by fraternity members and private security to leave the Tau Kappa Epsilon house, 346 E. Prospect Ave., according to an affidavit of probable cause filed by borough police and first reported by StateCollege.com.
David allegedly attempted to flee from police while they were questioning him and another man at the scene. During the ensuing chase and apprehension, Davis allegedly broke an officer’s wristwatch and radio earpiece and damaged his body camera, according to the affidavit.
The incident happened about a week after Davis finished fifth in the 133-pound class at the NCAA Wrestling Championships in Philadelphia.
Penn State officials acknowledged the charges against Davis but refused to comment, “as this is an ongoing legal matter.”
Davis, who also finished fourth at this year’s Big Ten Championships, is one of the top candidates to represent the four-time defending national champions next season at 133 or 141 pounds. He won a Big Ten title at 125 pounds as a freshman in 2023-24.
Davis faces steep competition to hold onto a starting position for a third consecutive season, regardless of weight class or off-mat issues. He must beat out some combination of Masanosuke Ono (Japanese world champion), Marcus Blaze (nation’s top recruit) and Aaron Nagao (former All-American).
Davis struggled with injuries all of last season before finishing strong at the NCAA championships.
