Update: Former college football player Quaydarius Davis was arrested in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Saturday, April 12, on domestic violence-related charges. He faces charges of first-degree burglary and domestic abuse.
On Saturday, Davis, 22, was caught on a doorbell camera strangling his girlfriend, Ja’Yunna Monae, after she broke up with him.
The video, recorded at an apartment complex, shows the former Southern University wide receiver putting Monae in a choke hold until she lost consciousness.
After recovering from the shocking assault, Monae wrote in a post on X (Twitter):
“I’m ok, my downstairs neighbors gots cameras, my upstairs neighbors got cameras pointed directly towards my door. Everything is captured… I called the police, my neighbors called the police ..I will be pressing charges, and NO I AM NOT GOING BACK. I’m the one who initiated the break up cause so many red flags were occurring.”
In a follow-up post, Monae wrote: “I also went to the hospital, my vessels in my neck is okay, it’s just a couple bruising and my neck is very very very sore!”
She added: “THANK GOD IM ALIVE!!! IM SO GRATEFUL!!”
THANK GOD IM ALIVE!!! ??????? IM SO GRATEFUL!!
— ??? ?? … (@JaYunnaMonae) April 12, 2025
In a previous incidence of domestic violence in 2021, Davis, then 18, was accused of hitting a woman he was living with on March 22, 2021.
Davis accepted a plea deal in exchange for paying a fine, and having no contact with the woman. He was also ordered to complete a court-ordered domestic assault prevention program.
Davis was a four-star recruit out of Skyline High School in Dallas, Texas in 2021. He committed to play for the University of Kansas, but he was dismissed from the team when another woman posted photos of her injuries on social media after an alleged assault by Davis. He was not charged in that case.
The University of Kansas issued a statement: “Any violence against women is not acceptable.”
Davis then played for Jackson State University in 2022, before transferring to Southern University in Baton Rouge, LA. He was dismissed from Southern University’s football team for an unspecified rule violation in October 2024.
Davis posted on Instagram earlier this week that he planned to enter the transfer portal with one year of eligibility left.
The transfer portal for college football opens on April 16-April 25.
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Correction: An earlier version of this post erroneously stated Davis played for Florida A&M.
