Georgia linebacker Jamon Dumas-Johnson arrested on racing, reckless driving charges

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Georgia linebacker Jamon Dumas-Johnson was arrested Wednesday night on two misdemeanor driving charges stemming from a Jan. 10 incident, just one day after the Bulldogs won the College Football Playoff national championship game for the second year in a row. 

Dumas-Johnson, 22, was booked into the Athens-Clarke County Jail at around 6:30 p.m. and was charged with two misdemeanor counts of racing on a highway/streets and reckless driving, according to jail records. 

Georgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart celebrates with linebacker Jamon Dumas-Johnson, #10, after defeating the TCU Horned Frogs 65-7 to win the CFP National Championship Football game at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood on Monday, Jan. 9, 2023. (Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images)

A daily log from the University of Georgia Police Department revealed that a warrant for Dumas-Johnson’s arrest was issued on Tuesday after officers observed his vehicle traveling at high speeds before fleeing the scene on Jan. 10 at around 8 p.m. 

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"Warrants issued 02/21/23, charges resulted from the investigation into an officer’s observation of two vehicles traveling beside each other on College Station Road in a reckless manner at high speeds that fled the area upon sight of the officer," the daily log read. 

Georgia released a statement Wednesday but did not specifically name Dumas-Johnson. 

Jamon Dumas-Johnson, #10 of the Georgia Bulldogs, celebrates in the fourth quarter against the TCU Horned Frogs in the College Football Playoff National Championship game at SoFi Stadium