This week, court matters involving driving-related charges were settled for a current Georgia football player and another who was suspended from team activities before being removed from the program.
In the State Court of Athens-Clarke County, cornerback Demello Jones, who was cited for racing his 2022 Porsche Panamera side by side with a vehicle driven by Bulldog linebacker Smael Mondon on July 10 on W. Broad Street in Athens, entered into a plea agreement.
Although the racing allegation was dropped, Jones entered a guilty plea to the charge of driving too fast for the circumstances.
According to court documents, Solicitor-General Will Fleenor dismissed the case on the grounds that the evidence “is not sufficient to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.”
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Jones’ lawyer, Kim Stephens, stated that client had finished a traffic infraction impact program and a defensive driving course months prior to receiving the $499 fine.
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Jones, a Swainsboro sophomore who participated in six games as a reserve the previous season, slowed down and willingly pulled over, according to the police, so he was not taken into custody.
Last August, Mondon, who was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fifth round in April, also agreed to a plea agreement for the incident. The accusations of reckless driving and racing were dropped after he entered a guilty plea to driving too fast for the circumstances.
Nitro Tuggle, a wide receiver, also entered a plea agreement in a different case. He was charged with reckless driving and speeding after he allegedly drove a 2021 Dodge Charger 107 miles per hour in a 65-mile-per-hour zone on March 19. The incident happened on Athens’ Outer Loop 10 close to College Station Road at ten o’clock at night.
On Monday, May 19, Tuggle entered a guilty plea to the speeding charge, and the charge of reckless driving was dropped. In addition to receiving a $425 fine, he had to finish a traffic infraction impact program and a defensive driving course.
Tuggle, a native of Goshen, Indiana, had three receptions for thirty-four yards the previous season. He declared his intention to transfer to Purdue.
