Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett arrested on a charge of public intoxication in Dallas
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BREAKING NEWS: Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett arrested on a public intoxication charge in Dallas nearly three weeks after leading his team to its second straight college championship
Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett was arrested early Sunday on a public intoxication charge in Dallas.
Dallas police confirmed that the two-time defending national champion was arrested around 6 a.m. local time after officers responded to a man banging on doors in the Old East Dallas section of the city.
Officers found Bennett at the scene “and determined that he was intoxicated,” according to a police news release.
Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett was arrested in Dallas for public intoxication
Officers found Bennett at the scene “and determined that he was intoxicated,” according to police.
Bennett, 25, was arrested and taken to a city detention center. According to WFAA, he was released at 11 am local time.
Officials at the University of Georgia have not responded to a request for comment from Dallas television station WFAA.
As a senior in 2022, Bennett went 15-0 and passed for 4,127 yards with 27 touchdowns and seven interceptions.
On January 9, Bennett’s Bulldogs defeated TCU 65-7 to claim their second straight CFP national championship. Bennett threw two touchdown passes and rushed for two more in the game.
In early January, the 25-year-old Bennett led Georgia to a second straight CFP national championship.
“That was special, I’ll remember it for the rest of my life,” Bennett said after the game in Los Angeles. ‘Champions from around the world.
“Just looking at everyone who was here when I got here, and they’re still here and we’re back to back, I just, I don’t know.”
He finished fourth in the Heisman Trophy voting. Earlier this week, ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. projected him as a third-round pick in the April 27-29 NFL Draft.