A misdemeanor marijuana charge against Georgia junior inside linebacker Natrez Patrick has been dismissed by the district attorney’s office in Barrow County.
Patrick and junior Bulldogs receiver Jayson Stanley were arrested several hours after Georgia’s 28-7 win over Auburn in the Southeastern Conference championship game on Dec. 2. Stanley was pulled over for speeding on Georgia Highway 316 and was charged with driving under the influence, and both he and Patrick were charged with marijuana possession.
The DA’s office dropped the DUI charge Thursday during a hearing at Barrow County Probate Court after Stanley agreed to plead guilty to speeding and marijuana possession.
ESPN was the first to report the dismissals of Stanley’s DUI charge and Patrick’s marijuana charge. According to ESPN, officers arrested Patrick after discovering a loose leaf of marijuana smaller than a penny in the passenger’s seat of Stanley’s car.
Patrick was suspended one game as a freshman in 2015 after a marijuana-related arrest, and a second marijuana-related arrest in October resulted in a four-game suspension this season. A third marijuana-related arrest results in the dismissal from the team according to university policy, but Georgia coach Kirby Smart said after Patrick’s latest arrest that information was still being gathered.