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Jawja player arrested
Posted on 4/19/26 at 11:46 am
Posted on 4/19/26 at 11:46 am
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As Georgia wrapped up its spring game, Kirby Smart shared a final message to his team.
“Be safe tonight. And be smart,” Smart told DJ Shockley on the broadcast following the game. “Be your brother’s keeper and take care of each other.”
It would seem former Georgia wide receiver Zachariah Branch did not heed that advice.
The former Georgia wide receiver, who hopes to hear his name called in this week’s NFL draft, was arrested on Sunday on one charge of obstructing public sidewalks/streets - prowling and one charge of obstruction of a law enforcement official. Both are misdemeanors.
Per the Athens Clarke County Arrest log, Branch was booked at 1:26 a.m. on Sunday, April 19 and released on $39 bond at 3:44 a.m. ET.
Georgia declined to comment on Branch, which is typical, as he is a former player of the program. Branch was in attendance for Georgia’s G-Day scrimmage on Saturday, as he was seen signing autographs for fans throughout the afternoon.
A full police report of the incident has not yet been released.
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As Georgia wrapped up its spring game, Kirby Smart shared a final message to his team.
“Be safe tonight. And be smart,” Smart told DJ Shockley on the broadcast following the game. “Be your brother’s keeper and take care of each other.”
It would seem former Georgia wide receiver Zachariah Branch did not heed that advice.
The former Georgia wide receiver, who hopes to hear his name called in this week’s NFL draft, was arrested on Sunday on one charge of obstructing public sidewalks/streets - prowling and one charge of obstruction of a law enforcement official. Both are misdemeanors.
Per the Athens Clarke County Arrest log, Branch was booked at 1:26 a.m. on Sunday, April 19 and released on $39 bond at 3:44 a.m. ET.
Georgia declined to comment on Branch, which is typical, as he is a former player of the program. Branch was in attendance for Georgia’s G-Day scrimmage on Saturday, as he was seen signing autographs for fans throughout the afternoon.
A full police report of the incident has not yet been released.
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Posted on 4/19/26 at 11:50 am to Night Vision
Nothing good ever happens after midnight
Posted on 4/19/26 at 11:57 am to Night Vision
I’ve been told that misdemeanors aren’t actual crimes
Posted on 4/19/26 at 12:13 pm to Night Vision
Man, he probably cost himself some money. He has been garnering draft hype too. Hard to imagine someone being so stupid, but young men often times are the worst decision makers.
Posted on 4/19/26 at 12:27 pm to Night Vision
Has any other program had bs arrests like these 
Posted on 4/19/26 at 12:27 pm to Night Vision
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Jawja player arrested
Posted on 4/19/26 at 12:28 pm to Night Vision
Dumb to do before the draft
Posted on 4/19/26 at 12:36 pm to Night Vision
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arrested on Sunday on one charge of obstructing public sidewalks/streets - prowling and one charge of obstruction of a law enforcement official
The police report on this is gonna be a very interesting read
Posted on 4/19/26 at 12:49 pm to tylerdurden24
Prowling? WTF?
Posted on 4/19/26 at 1:23 pm to jdaute2
Posted on 4/19/26 at 1:28 pm to Night Vision
Mark Richt again?
Posted on 4/19/26 at 1:29 pm to dchunk
Maybe Kirby will kick him off the team
$39 bond. Swear to God it’s unreal what stupid shite no other school would do to the players in their town let alone make it national news
$39 bond. Swear to God it’s unreal what stupid shite no other school would do to the players in their town let alone make it national news
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Posted on 4/19/26 at 1:33 pm to AHM21
Posted on 4/19/26 at 1:39 pm to olddawg26
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$39 bond. Swear to God it’s unreal what stupid shite no other school would do to the players in their town let alone make it national news
Is it really that damn easy to get arrested in Athens? I like to shite on uga as much as anyone but a crime that requires less than $50 bail is nonsense.
Posted on 4/19/26 at 1:44 pm to Sl0thstronautEsq
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If tweet fails to load, click here. I’m all for shitting on Georgia but this Barney Fyffe needs to be fired
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NFL Network has obtained the police report on the misdemeanor charges against Zachariah Branch, who was arrested while standing on a public sidewalk for not moving far enough when a police officer asked him to move:
“A male, later identified as Zacharia Branch, continued to stand on the sidewalk without making an attempt to move. I continued to give Zacharia Branch verbal commands to move from blocking the sidewalk and advised that if he did not, he would receive a citation for blocking the sidewalk. Zacharia Branch smirked, then stepped backwards and to the right, then remained standing upon the public sidewalk, so as to obstruct, hinder, and impede free passage upon the sidewalk as well as impede free ingress/egress to or from the adjacent places of business. Due to those actions and Zacharia Branch’s failure to comply with multiple verbal lawful commands, he was placed under arrest for misdemeanor Obstruction of LEO and received a citation for Obstructing Public Sidewalks.”
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Posted on 4/19/26 at 2:07 pm to AHM21
So he moved back and to the right but that wasn’t enough at 1am on. A public side walk so they arrested him? The frick?
Posted on 4/19/26 at 2:07 pm to Funky Tide 8
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Man, he probably cost himself some money.
Not for what is almost certainly just a normal case of a cop on a power trip.
Posted on 4/19/26 at 2:29 pm to tylerdurden24
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So he moved back and to the right but that wasn’t enough at 1am on. A public side walk so they arrested him? The frick?
Yeah, Georgia has a terrible problem with all the speeding and the other crap going on, but this is a bs charge. Cop should receive a Code Red.
Posted on 4/19/26 at 2:31 pm to AHM21
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“A male, later identified as Zacharia Branch, continued to stand on the sidewalk without making an attempt to move
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arrest by local yokels.
This is why IDGAF in the slightest when these articles about "zomg 10000 UGA players arrested!!! Culture problem in Athens!?!?" surface every week. Because no other schools deal with the same shite that UGAPD/ACCPD hand out.
Posted on 4/19/26 at 2:37 pm to Night Vision
ACCPD needs to be investigated
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