Georgia football star Jamon Dumas-Johnson arrested on racing and reckless driving charges

Georgia football star Jamon Dumas-Johnson was booked into Athens-Clarke County jail on Wednesday night on charges of racing on highway/streets and reckless driving.

The police report has not yet been made public, but a statement from UGA indicated the incident occurred on Jan. 10, the day after the Bulldogs won the CFP Championship Game over TCU in Inglewood, Calif.

Dumas-Johnson, a projected team captain for the 2023 team and Butkus Award finalist in 2022, was part of the so-called “hellified leadership” that Kirby Smart referred to as separating last year’s CFP Championship team.

Dumas-Johnson, a junior from Hyattsville, MD., was taken in at 6:34 p.m. on the two misdemeanor charges and released less than an hour later, at 7:15 p.m., per the jail booking recap report.

AJC.com reported earlier this month that Athens officers at the scene of the tragic crash that killed recruiting staffer Chandler LeCroy and Georgia offensive lineman Devin Willock had sought information on Dumas-Johnson and teammate Smael Mondon.

Georgia athletic director Josh Brooks did not answered questions about whether the school had talked to Dumas-Johnson and Mondon.

Georgia coach Kirby Smart is not expected to meet with the media until the team begins practice in mid-March.