Crime & Safety

UGA Wide Receiver Charged With DUI: Report

De'Nylon Marquez Morrissette was also charged on suspicion of too fast for conditions and following too closely, a media report says.

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Georgia wide receiver De'Nylon Morrissette (23) makes sure he is onside during an NCAA college football game against South Carolina on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022 in Columbia, S.C. Georgia won 48-7.
Georgia wide receiver De'Nylon Morrissette (23) makes sure he is onside during an NCAA college football game against South Carolina on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022 in Columbia, S.C. Georgia won 48-7. (Artie Walker Jr./AP Photo)

OCONEE COUNTY, GA — A Georgia Bulldogs wide receiver was arrested Tuesday morning on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs, Fox 5 Atlanta reported.

The outlet reported De'Nylon Marquez Morrissette, 19, of Stone Mountain, was arrested around 3:30 a.m. in Oconee County, and was also charged on suspicion of too fast for conditions and following too closely.

Read more via Fox 5 Atlanta.

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