Georgia high school coach arrested, accused of hitting, choking players
A Georgia high school football head coach has been arrested after allegedly choking and hitting several of his players, the GBI said Thursday.
Greene County High coach Darius Terrell Robinson, 34, of Union Point, was charged with two counts of aggravated assault and one count of simple battery, according to investigators.
On Tuesday, the Greensboro Police Department requested that the GBI assist with the investigation. Robinson was booked into the Greene County Jail.
In January, the school district announced Robinson as the new head coach for Greene County, about 75 miles east of Atlanta and 30 miles from Athens.
“Coach Darius Robinson, a native of Lancaster, South Carolina, is an accomplished football coach with over a decade of experience building successful programs and developing student-athletes both on and off the field,” Greene schools said in a social media post at the time. “Known for his transformational leadership, strategic game-planning and emphasis on discipline, Coach Robinson has consistently elevated teams to achieve excellence.”
Robinson’s Tigers were 2-9 this season, losing in the first round of the playoffs to Early County.
He previously served as the associate head coach at Valdosta High.
Anyone with information on the case is asked to contact the GBI Regional Investigative Office in Milledgeville at 478-445-4173. Anonymous tips can also be submitted by calling 1-800-597-TIPS (8477), online at https://gbi.georgia.gov/submit-tips-online, or by downloading the See Something, Send Something mobile app.
When the investigation is complete, the case will be given to the Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office, the GBI said.
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