Nebraska running back Mekhi Nelson arrested in Key West on felony charge

Monroe County deputies booked Nebraska running back Mekhi Nelson in Key West on a felony aggravated battery charge after an arrest at 3820 Roosevelt Blvd. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office jail log lists the case as involving a pregnant woman, with no bond set.

Nelson is listed by the University of Nebraska as a sophomore running back from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. The Cornhuskers roster puts him at 6-foot-0 and 195 pounds and identifies him as a child, youth and family studies major. Nebraska’s football records also show him on the running back group during the 2025-26 cycle, including on a 2025 Husker Games roster.

The sheriff’s office log lists one felony count of aggravated battery under Florida statute 784.045.1b. Nelson was booked June 29 at noon, and the log shows his arraignment is scheduled for July 9 at 9 a.m. The record gives his custody status as no bond, leaving his next court appearance as the first public checkpoint in the case.

For Monroe County, the arrest adds a nationally recognizable name to a local criminal case handled through the same records system residents use to track other arrests, police reports and court filings. The Sheriff’s Office and Monroe County’s public-records portal provide the standard path for following any later charges, filings or court action tied to the case.

The arrest also places a Nebraska player in a Key West case file at a time when the Florida Keys regularly draw attention for high-profile crime and public-safety calls. In this case, the immediate facts are local and concrete: a June 29 booking, a felony battery charge, no bond and a July 9 arraignment now set in Monroe County court.