Dismissed UGA player arrested at Alabama on domestic violence charges
Alabama coach Nick Saban was heavily criticized for this year's signing of Jonathan Taylor, the former UGA defensive tackle who was dismissed from the Bulldogs last summer after being arrested on an aggravated assault/family violence charge.
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On Saturday night, Taylor got into trouble with his new team. He was arrested and charged with domestic violence third degree assault and domestic violence third degree criminal mischief by the Tuscaloosa Police Department, according to al.com's Matt Zenitz.
The 24-year old female victim had minor injuries to her neck, according to the website, and police also found a bedroom closest door with a hole punched in it.
Taylor was dismissed from UGA last summer after two legal issues within a few months. The final straw was a police response to a third-party complaint that Taylor had physically assaulted his girlfriend during a domestic dispute at McWhorter Hall dormitory. Police said evidence and witness accounts indicate the 6-foot-4, 340-pound Taylor “choked” and “struck with a closed fist” his 5-11, 170-pound female victim. The case remains pending and unresolved in Athens.
Last March, Taylor was one of four Georgia football players arrested for theft by deception after they were caught double-cashing meal reimbursement checks.
Taylor played at Jenkins County High School, and signed with UGA in 2012. He spent this past season at a junior college before enrolling at Alabama in January.
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