Georgia vast receiver Rara Thomas (5) makes a catch throughout heat ups earlier than the beginning of a NCAA school soccer recreation towards Ole Miss in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023. Georgia dismissed senior vast receiver Rodarius “Rara” Thomas from the group following his arrest final week on a felony cost of second-degree cruelty to kids and misdemeanor battery.
Georgia coach Kirby Sensible confirmed Thomas’ departure on Thursday.
“I met with Rara on Tuesday and had an opportunity to speak to him head to head, which was necessary, however I knowledgeable him that he might now not be part of this group, and he understood that,” Sensible advised reporters.
Thomas was suspended July 26 when he was arrested by Athens-Clarke County Police. He was launched Tuesday on a $3,500 bond.
That is the second time the Eufaula, Ala., native has been arrested on household violence fees.
In January 2023, Thomas confronted fees of felony false imprisonment and misdemeanor battery after the College of Georgia police stated he prevented a lady from leaving a dorm by blocking her exit and telling her she could not depart, and of inflicting bruises to the girl’s physique, in accordance with ESPN, which reviewed an arrest warrant.
Thomas efficiently accomplished a pretrial diversion program to have these charged dropped in March 2023. The Athletic reported that Thomas was held out of a lot of Georgia’s spring observe as a disciplinary measure.
Thomas caught 23 passes for 383 yards and one landing in 11 video games with the Bulldogs in 2023. He transferred to Georgia after two seasons at Mississippi State.
–Discipline Stage Media