Hornsby, 21, turned himself over to Alachua County authorities Friday morning facing a third-degree felony charge and appeared in Alachua County court at 9 a.m. He was later released on his own recognizance.
Hornsby was accused of using a BP gas card owned by James Slonina and used by his daughter, Ashley Slonina, a University of Florida student who was killed in October in a motorcycle accident. Florida football player Michael Guilford was also killed in the accident. Ashley Slonina was the girlfriend of Florida football player Joe Haden, a starting freshman cornerback last season.
According to a sworn affidavit, the football player used the credit card from Oct. 13 until April 3. Ashley Slonina died on Oct. 12.
James Slonina told Alachua County police that he believed Hornsby obtained the card on Oct. 13 while helping the family remove Ashley Slonina's belongings from her apartment just after she passed away.
Hornsby is from Jacksonville and the card was first used in Jacksonville on Oct. 13. According to the affidavit, the card was used more than 70 times in the next six months, with charges totaling $2,856.43. In Alachua County alone, the card was used 33 times ($1,258.39).
On April 3, Hornsby was caught on videotape using the card at a Gainesville-area Kangaroo gas station.
An Alachua County detective told the court on Friday that the Slonina family received new credit card bills, proof of fraudulent activity, for six months after Slonina's death.
Highly recruited out of high school, Hornsby's career at Florida has been a disappointment. In 2007, Hornsby was suspended for several games by Florida coach Urban Meyer for breaking team rules. He also received legal representation in 2007 for charges stemming from a fight in downtown Gainesville.
