University of Georgia’s star quarterback Stetson Bennett was arrested in Texas on Sunday morning for public intoxication.
“On January 29, 2023, at about 6:10 a.m., Dallas Police responded to reports of a man banging on doors in the 1600 block of Tribeca Way,” a Dallas Police Department spokesperson told the Washington Examiner in a statement. “The preliminary investigation found when officers arrived, they located the man, Stetson Bennett, 25, and determined he was intoxicated.”
“Bennett was taken into custody, transported to the City Detention Center and charged with Public Intoxication,” the statement continued.
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New video: Former Georgia QB Stetson Bennett was released from a Dallas city detention center this morning after his arrest on a public intoxication charge.
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Bennett was identified by a local outlet in video footage leaving the jail on Sunday morning after the arrest.
The 25 year old athlete has been pivotal in leading the University of Georgia in national championships in 2022 and 2023. He is projected by ESPN to enter the 2023 NFL draft.
Earlier this month, Bennett’s team defeated the TCU Horned Frogs in the 2023 College Football Playoff National Championship, with a blowout victory of 65-7. The Bulldogs quarterback was named the offensive MVP of the game after combining for six total touchdowns. He finished the football season passing for 4,127 yards.
He is the grandson of Buddy Bennett, who played quarterback for the University of South Carolina Gamecocks from 1958 to 1960.
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It is unclear why the hero of the Bulldogs was in Dallas and whether the arrest will impact his future draft chances.
Neither the University of Georgia nor the Bulldogs football team responded to the Washington Examiner’s request for comment.
