Charges against Georgia receiver Rara Thomas stemming from an alleged home violence incident had been resolved following a deal between Thomas’ lawyer and prosecutors. Thomas will as a substitute undergo pretrial diversion for a misdemeanor-level offense of family-violence battery, according to his attorney, Kim Stephens.Â
As a part of his deal with prosecutors, Thomas will entire an anger control route and neighborhood carrier along with paying court docket charges. He will have the rest fees limited from his document after a yr of excellent habits.
Thomas used to be arrested Jan. 23 and due to this fact suspended after police replied to reviews of an altercation at a dorm on Georgia’s campus. As a outcome, Thomas confronted prison false imprisonment and home relatives violence (first offense). The incident came about simply over a month after Thomas introduced his intent to switch from Mississippi State to UGA.
Georgia has now not introduced an replace to Thomas’ standing with the staff, however the Bulldogs are slated to start spring follow on March 14 main into the G-Day spring scrimmage on April 15. Thomas made 44 catches for 626 yards and 7 touchdowns with Mississippi State final season. As a freshman in 2021, he stuck 18 passes for 252 yards and 5 touchdowns after signing as a three-star prospect within the Class of 2021 out of Eufala, Alabama.
The building in Thomas’ case comes as this system grapples with the fallout from a sequence of alternative criminal problems involving present or former avid gamers, together with NFL Draft prospect Jordan Davis’ alleged function in a perilous Jan. 15 single-car twist of fate that killed a Georgia soccer participant and recruiting analyst. Davis used to be booked Wednesday night on misdemeanor fees of reckless riding and racing after turning himself in to the Athens-Clarke County Police Department.