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UGA defensive lineman, Tucker High grad arrested

Jonathan Ledbetter is one of eight early enrollees at Georgia.
Jonathan Ledbetter is one of eight early enrollees at Georgia.
By Seth Emerson
March 20, 2016

Ledbetter, 18, was charged with possessing or making a false ID, and underage possession/furnishing alcohol, according to the Athens-Clarke County jail site. The Athens-Clarke County police department is listed as the arresting agency.

The details of the incident were not immediately available. He was booked at 3:11 a.m. and released at 4:13 a.m. on a total bond of $3,000.

Ledbetter appeared in seven games last year, recording four tackles. A four-star recruit out of Tucker High School – when he was once committed to Alabama – Ledbetter was in line for a bigger role this season.

There was no immediate comment from a UGA spokesman or first-year head coach Kirby Smart.

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