Stetson Bennett, the quarterback of the University of Georgia’s back-to-back national championship teams, was arrested on charges of public intoxication in Dallas, Texas, on Sunday morning, according to police.
Police in Old East Dallas were called to the 1600 block of Tribeca Way about 6 a.m. after getting reports of a man banging on doors in the area. When they got there, they found 25-year-old Bennett and determined he was intoxicated, Dallas police said in a statement.
Detention center officials would not confirm with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution whether Bennett had been released, but Dallas TV station WFAA reported he was released from the facility about 10:45 a.m. Central time wearing a black hoodie and being escorted into a black SUV by law enforcement.
