Police release details on reckless-driving arrest of Georgia football’s Bo Hughley
Athens —In an area of the University of Georgia campus known as East Campus Village, Jonathan LeMonte Hughley, also known to Georgia football fans as “Bo” Hughley, had just passed another car in his Chrysler 300 on Tuesday night when he approached a sharp curve on River Road as it changed into Carlton Street.
Hughley’s vehicle failed to negotiate a curve, struck a curb on the right side, crossed a pedestrian crosswalk as it left the roadway, sheared off a 25 mph speed limit sign at the ground,, ran through grass and pine straw before returning to the roadway and coming to rest in the street, with Ellis Robinson IV, a recent 5-star recruit and star defensive back, riding shotgun. The right front tire had been totally ripped off and was discovered in a ditch some distance away, rendering the car unusable.
This is stated in a 14-page police report that the UGA Police made public on Friday morning in response to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s open-records request.
When the collision happened at 6:28 p.m. on Tuesday, Hughley and Robinson claimed they were driving the posted 25 mph speed limit. However, responding cops did not believe them because of the considerable damage to the vehicle and the remote camera footage taken from nearby light poles. Hughley was cited for careless driving and failing to maintain lane as a result of that and the ensuing “200-foot damage path.”
The last two days of traffic news that have dominated Georgia football headlines this week had come before Hughley’s tragedy. In a case where DUI charges were dropped, teammate Trevor Etienne entered a no contest plea to reckless driving charges on Wednesday morning in an Athens, Clarke County courthouse. Smael Mondon and Demello Jones, two Georgia football players, were penalized on Wednesday night for racing each other along West Broad Street close to downtown Athens. In that particular event, Mondon was also charged with careless driving.
According to ongoing reporting by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, those three arrests bring the total known incidents of people connected to the Georgia football program who have been arrested by police for driving while intoxicated or under the influence of drugs or alcohol since January 2023 to 24. Naturally, the year began with the double-fatality crash that left Georgia offensive lineman Devin Willock and UGA football recruiting analyst Chandler LeCroy dead. According to authorities, LeCroy was driving a car that the university had leased at over 100 mph when it left Barnett Shoals Road while intoxicated. Two other football players were also injured. Jalen Carter, a defensive tackle for Georgia and current NFL player, entered a plea of not guilty to a charge of racing resulting from the same collision.
On the same stretch of West Broad Street that Mondon and Jones were driving on Wednesday, it has come to light that two other football players, defensive backs Joenel Aguero and Justyn Rhett, were reportedly racing each other on February 18. The Athens Banner-Herald, which was able to get police body camera footage from the traffic stop, claims that. All the guys received was a citation for traveling at 59 mph in a 40 mph zone.
The Banner-Herald reported on Friday, citing a report from the Georgia Department of Public Safety, about another incident in which senior defensive back David Daniel-Sisavanh, while driving a 2021 BMW M340i south on the Atlanta Downtown Connector, led police on a pursuit and made multiple lane changes at a high speed without using blinkers. Daniel-Sisavanh was charged with reckless driving.
According to a UGA Athletics official, Georgia football coach Kirby Smart will speak about the most recent spate of speeding violations that have affected his players on Tuesday during his appearance at SEC Football Media Days. In the spring, Smart did provide a brief speech to the matter.
In March, he declared, “I think we do it better than anybody in the country, and that’s one of the areas that we’ve really tried to target.”
UGA SPEEDING ISSUES 2023-24
1. Jan. 15, 2023 – Chandler LeCroy, UGA recruiting analyst: LeCroy and sophomore football player Devin Willock were killed in a high-speed, alcohol-related crash in which Willock was a passenger. Football player Warren McClendon and recruiting analyst Tory Bowles also were passengers and were injured. Police concluded that LeCroy was racing Georgia defensive lineman Jalen Carter at more than 100 mph on Barnett Shoals Road in Athens before leaving the roadway and striking trees and an apartment building
2. Feb. 17, 2023 – Aliou Bah, freshman, offensive lineman: Stopped by Athens-Clarke County Police for driving 65 in a 45 mph zone in a gray 2020 Dodge Charger on Atlanta Highway at Epps Bridge Parkway. He received 12 months’ probation and was ordered to complete a defensive driving course and traffic violators’ impact program, pay a $635 fine and do 40 hours of community service.
3. Feb. 21, 2023 – Jamon Dumas-Johnson, junior, linebacker: Arrested for racing and reckless driving for an incident that occurred Jan. 10. On April 17, pleaded guilty to reckless driving and a racing charge was dismissed.
4. Feb. 23, 2023 – De’Nylon Morrissette, sophomore, receiver: Stopped by Athens-Clarke County Police for driving 81 in a 45 mph zone on Atlanta Highway in his gray 2019 Dodge Charger.
5. Feb. 23, 2023 – Marvin Jones, freshman, defensive end: Stopped by Georgia State Patrol in Athens for driving 93 in a 65 mph zone on the Georgia Highway 10 Loop in Athens.
6. March 1, 2023 – Jalen Carter, junior, defensive lineman: Arrested by Athens-Clarke County Police on charges of street racing and reckless driving stemming from the Jan. 15 double-fatality. On March 16, 2023, Carter’s no-contest plea yielded a sentence of 12 months of probation, $1,000 fine, 80 hours of community service and attendance of state-approved defensive-driving course.
7. March 25, 2023 – Christen Miller, freshman, defensive lineman: Stopped by Oconee County Sheriff’s Department for driving 95 in a 65 mph zone.
8. March 25, 2023 – Kendall Milton, sophomore, running back: Stopped by Georgia State Patrol in Athens and cited for driving 79 in a 65 mph zone.
9. May 2, 2023 – Morrissette (No. 2): Pulled over in Walton County for traveling 91 in a 55 mph zone.
10. May 9, 2023 – Morrisette (No. 3): Arrested for DUI/drugs by Oconee County authorities at 3:30 a.m. after striking another vehicle from behind on Georgia Highway 316. Also charged with driving on a restricted license and too fast for conditions.
11. May 15, 2023 – Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint, junior, receiver: Stopped by police in Coral Springs, Florida, for allegedly driving 60 in a 50 mph zone.
12. May 16, 2023 – Rosemy-Jacksaint (No. 2): Stopped by police in Coral Springs, Florida, and cited for speeding (71 in a 40 mph zone).
13. May 23, 2023 – Rosemy-Jacksaint (No. 3): Pulled over by Athens-Clarke County Police after being clocked at 90 in a 45 mph zone on Atlanta Highway. Jailed for reckless driving and “speeding-maximum limits.”
14. July 5, 2023 – Samuel M’Pemba, freshman, linebacker: Stopped by Oconee County Sheriff’s Department and cited for driving 88 in a 55 mph zone.
15. July 31, 2023 – Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins, redshirt freshman, defensive lineman: Stopped on I-85 in Franklin County for driving 90 in a 70 mph zone. Jailed for outstanding warrant in Athens-Clarke County for failure to appear in court to resolve a handicap parking violation.
16. Sept. 1, 2023 – Jarvis Jones, player connection coordinator for UGA football: Stopped by Athens-Clarke County Police and for allegedly driving 86 mph in a 40 mph zone on Atlanta Highway. Arrested on charges of reckless driving and speeding/maximum limits and booked in Athens-Clarke County Jail.
17. Feb. 18, 2024 – Joenel Aguero, sophomore, defensive back: Cited for driving 59 in a 40 mph zone near downtown Athens. The Athens Banner-Herald reported that Aguero was racing his teammate, Justyn Rhett, and weaving in and out of traffic at the time.
18. Feb. 18, 2024 – Justyn Rhett, redshirt freshman, defensive back: Cited by Athens-Clarke County Police for driving his 2022 Dodge Charger 59 mph in a 40 mph zone on West Broad Street.
19. Feb. 24, 2024 – David Daniel-Sisavanh, senior, defensive back: Charged with reckless driving after the 2021 BMW M340i he was driving south on the Downtown Connector in Atlanta made multiple lane changes at high speed without using blinkers and led police on a pursuit, according to a Georgia Department of Public Safety report.
20. March 24, 2024 – Trevor Etienne, rising junior, running back: Pulled over at 1:50 a.m. on South Milledge Avenue for driving his 2024 Audi “between 80-90 mph” after drinking in downtown Athens, according to police. Charged with DUI, reckless driving and two other misdemeanor charges.
21. May 18, 2024 – Sacovie White, freshman, receiver: Pulled over by Athens-Clarke County Police at 2:06 a.m. in downtown Athens for “traveling at a high speed” and driving the wrong way on a one-way street. White was arrested and charged with reckless driving and driving the wrong way.
22. July 9, 2024 – Bo Hughley, redshirt freshman, offensive lineman: Arrested by UGA Police and charged with reckless driving and failure to maintain lane/improper driving following a car accident. No other details are immediately available.
23. July 10, 2024 – Smael Mondon, senior, linebacker: Arrested by Athens-Clarke County Police for driving at least 75 miles per hour in a 40-mph zone near downtown Athens. Booked into Athens-Clarke County Jail on charges of racing and reckless driving.
24. July 10, 2024 – Demello Jones, freshman, defensive back: Cited for allegedly racing his teammate Mondon after leaving an intersection on West Broad Street.
