ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — University of Georgia football player Sanders Commings has been jailed in Athens on a domestic violence charge.
UGA Police Chief Jimmy Williamson says the 21-year-old senior cornerback was arrested early Saturday after he struck his girlfriend in the face on a street corner in downtown Athens.
“I’m aware of the situation and in the process of gathering necessary information,” Georgia coach Mark Richt said in a statement released by the university. “However, any time a student-athlete is arrested, it is a matter of serious concern.”
Williamson says bystanders saw Commings in a confrontation with the woman at about 1 a.m. and separated them. He says the witnesses then flagged down a police officer for help.
