Details released of Elijah Holyfield's drug arrest at Georgia
Georgia RB Elijah Holyfield was arrested early Monday morning for two misdemeanor charges related to marijuana –use of drug related objects and possession of marijuana. Holyfield is the son of boxing legend Evander Holyfield.
According to the police report (via Macon.com), a resident assistant called the police after smelling marijuana coming from his dorm room. When police arrived and opened the door, they smelled marijuana, and Holyfield’s eyes were bloodshot.
He initially said he hadn’t been smoking, and he denied the police the desire to search his dorm room. The police returned with a warrant and found a glass pipe and a small bag of marijuana in Holyfield’s room, of which he denied knowing the items were in his room.
Holyfield was arrested and booked into the Clarke County Jail at 3:19 a.m., and he posted $4,050 bail soon thereafter.
According to the report, two other UGA players were in his room at the time, but their names have not been released and they have not been charged with anything.
UGA’s student-athlete handbook requires a one-game suspension for a marijuana arrest.
Gotta love those resident assistants.
Say it isn’t so Mountain Dawg.
Yeah, a real tragedy, Piggy. Ain’t no such thing as college players smokin’ weed anywhere else in the SEC. Purely a Georgia thing. Good thing it wasn’t over something serious like beating a woman. Kirby would have had to toss him, and then Saban might swoop in and scoop him up.
Not only a Georgia thing, but they are one of the top 3 schools when it comes to arrests in recent years. One way to make the top 3 in the nation, I reckon.
Any thoughts on why that is?
oh good grief here we go…..it’s not like he got drunk, wrecked his car killing a woman, or ran over a man and left the scene because he was so hammered!
It’s a shame UGA recruits can’t seem to stay out of trouble. No wonder UGA loses to Vandy. You’re confused, auburn scoops UGA’s thugs up, not Alabama. Alabama is the team that embarrassed UGA on your own home field and keeps you a play or two away from a National Championship appearance for the first time since 1980.
“can’t stay out of trouble”? oh geez…coming from a bammer lol
What about Jon Taylor? Punched a girl at UGA. Saban gives him a “2nd chance” while putting UA female students at risk. 1 month later he punches a female UA student. LOL!
Alabama was the team that scooped up woman-beater Jonathan Taylor after Richt tossed him. Alabama was also the team that dismissed three players after being charged with armed robbery a few years ago. Alabama was the only team to have an invitee sent home from the combine in disgrace.
Understand, I have no bone to pick with Bama. I’ve been extremely complimentary of the job Saban has done. I’m responding because PIGSKEN called me out above, after we had a little back-and-forth earlier regarding Reuben Foster’s dumb-ass shenanigans at the combine.
Yes, UGA tends to have more players arrested for minor misdemeanors than more schools. I again ask the question, in the hope of getting a rational, reasoned response rather than dumbed-down homerism – why do you suppose that is?
*most* schools
we get you like dongs but could you try and at least pretend like you have one? go cover up some more arrests and take the trash that we kick out of our school.
I’m fairly rational/reasonable and think it’s a combination of things. Richt meant well, but by being a buddy aka “players’ coach,” he established a relaxed/forgiving culture at UGA. Kirby inherited that culture and given the controversy surrounding Richt’s exodus, probably went for the players’ coach approach himself (at least in his 1st year) in an effort to keep the team united. For both, UGA’s 1 game suspension policy is/was more of a crutch than a cure imo. Maybe neither thought that additional punishments are/were needed because missing 1 game should be “enough,” and they could remain the good guys by saying its UGA’s policy, not mine, so my hands are tied, but because you’re already suspended, I’m not going to make it any rougher on you, which really only compounds the issues because the behavior is never truly being addressed. Suspensions aren’t an effective form of punishment if they don’t decrease bad behavior and UGA has a lot of repeat offenders, so maybe suspensions aren’t the best/only way to deal with player issues? Having the “toughest” policy in the SEC doesn’t really mean squat when ya still have the most guys ending up in the pokey y’know? No offense.
There are other factors of course. Georgia has A LOT of the best talent in the country and with great talent comes great egos that are difficult to manage. Some players come from less than ideal backgrounds and it’s hard for a coach to override what life experience has shown them to be “normal.” Plus, being in the same conference as Saban puts an insane amount of expectations on SEC coaches so maybe they’re somewhat inclined to tolerate some bs to maintain a competitive edge/keep their job.
Those are just a few thoughts as to “why,” and I can further elaborate if you’d like but I don’t want to annoy everyone by being too long winded. Lol. For the record, I like UGA and just want everyone doing the best they can so please don’t take my perspective as a personal attack. Bama has its issues too, but it’s UGA’s that you asked about. ;)
What’s a resident assistant? I never made it to college. Had to quit after 10th grade and take care of my sister’s babies. She was in prison. What’s a resident assistant?
Commonly known as as RA. Usually an upper classman, they too are a student who lives on the floor of the dorm and are responsible for sort of being the “baby sitter” for the floor.
Dorm snitch.
It’s the Spurrier Curse…. Always gonna be a couple of guys suspended the first couple of games.
Piggy back on the playground.
Jonathan Taylor never played a down at Bama. Saban booted him.
don’t recall him ever playing much at UGA either lol
Ty Flournoy-Smith -dismissed from UGA for selling stolen text books back to the Book store and smoking MJ in a UGA dorm. Transferred to Bama after a stint in JUCO.
Jonathan Taylor – dismissed from UGA for domestic violence charge. Transferred to Bama. Dismissed for another domestic violence charge.
Nick Marshall – Marshall and two fellow freshman teammates were caught stealing from another UGA teammate before the 2012 season. Transferring to Auburn before the 2013 season, the former UGA player led the Auburn Tigers to the National Championship game where they would eventually fall to FSU,
Zach Mettenberger –originally attended University Of Georgia but was kicked off the team due to a violation of team rules. On April 30, 2010, Mettenberger pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor sexual battery charges which took place just outside of Valdosta, Georgia. Transferred to LSU.
Tray Matthews – A starter during the 2013 season, Matthews was thrown off the team following the season for a myriad of things including a classroom disruption as well as taking a part in a check cashing scheme. Transferred to Auburn.
Josh Harvey-Clemons – Another member of UGA’s secondary, Harvey-Clemons was dismissed for multiple violations of UGA’s marijuana-use policy back in the spring. Transferred to Louisville.
The police returned with a warrant on a case like this? Good Lord.