Georgia soccer star Rodarius Thomas held without bail after domestic violence arrest

Rodarius “Rara” Thomas won't be with the Georgia football team for the foreseeable future. The Bulldogs wide receiver was suspended indefinitely after being booked into jail around 3:20 a.m. Friday, Athens-Clarke County jail records show.

Thomas was arrested on charges of child abuse and assault and is being held without bail.

Thomas' arrest is the latest in a series of legal disputes that have arisen in recent months between several members of the university's influential American football team.

This week’s arrest is the second in the past 18 months. University of Georgia police arrested the wide receiver in January 2023 on charges of false imprisonment and a misdemeanor count of domestic violence.

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Georgia wide receiver Rara Thomas was arrested on suspicion of child abuse and assault in the early morning of Friday, July 26, 2024, in Athens, Georgia, adding to the team's recent legal troubles. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, Archives)

Those charges were later dropped when Thomas entered a pretrial diversion program. Details about Friday's arrest were not immediately available.

Georgia Athletic Association spokesman Steven Drummond said the situation involving Thomas “is a pending legal matter. We will not be commenting further at this time.”

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Georgia football head coach Kirby Smart spoke during Southeastern Conference media days on July 16 about efforts to address repeated traffic violations by his players.

A Georgia Bulldogs helmet during the fourth quarter of a game against the Missouri Tigers at Sanford Stadium on November 4, 2023 in Athens, Georgia. (Todd Kirkland/Getty Images)

Smart said players have been suspended and fined through the collective that provides name, image and likeness (NIL) payments to the schools’ athletes. Smart’s policy is not to make public announcements when players are suspended.

“I don't necessarily think it's right to go to the town square and publicly shame kids,” Smart said at SEC media days earlier this month. “When that happens, they go through a lot. And there's a lot of remorse from these young men who made mistakes. But our job is to educate. Continue to educate these young men.”

A team official confirmed Thomas' suspension.

Sanford Stadium in Athens, Georgia. (Scott Cunningham/Getty Images)

The Bulldogs open the season on August 31 in Atlanta against the Clemson Tigers.

According to the Atlanta-Journal Constitution, Georgia players have been involved in 24 traffic violations (drunk driving, reckless driving or speeding), including a crash that killed a player and a recruiter in January 2023.

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Georgia offensive lineman Devin Willock and recruiting analyst Chandler LeCroy were killed in a car crash on January 15, 2023, just days after the Bulldogs won the national title game.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Chantz Martin is a sports journalist for Fox News Digital.

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