Georgia’s offseason has officially begun.
Sigh. Reports ranging on the socials from 131 felony counts to landing on 11. Not sure what the challenge was, something about kicking in doors, but Stetson had it right by only having a flip phone.
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From Dawgnation:
On Dec. 5, a UGA student emailed that their door had been damaged. According to the incident report, the damage to the door, “was a big crack just below the door handle. A UGA employee stated to the officer involved that the cost to repair the door was $1,100.
The subsequent investigation developed probable cause to pursue criminal charges against Seymour and three UGA visitors, according to the arrest report. A warrant for the incident was obtained Jan. 8, with Seymour and the others being charged with one felony count of criminal damage to property in the 2nd degree.
On Dec. 9, a different officer was called to Busbee Hall regarding a damaged dorm room door. The victim in the case suspected “at approximately 1615 hours on December 6, an unknown individual attempted to kick in the door to his dorm room.”
Per the report, a video review of the surrounding area, “revealed that the damage was possibly caused during the commission of a prank.”
The Door Kick Challenge was a viral TikTok trend where people kick or bang on random residential doors and then proceed to run away.
On Jan. 28, an arrest warrant was obtained for Seymour and the three UGA visitors with each facing 10 felony charges of criminal damage to property in the 2nd degree.
Seymour was booked into Athens-Clarke County jail on Jan. 29.
I don’t imagine he’s going to want to explain this to his Dad with the gold coat.
Can we all agree that social media is the cause of all First World problems?
It is, although I’m not sure what social media has to do with this situation. I don’t care who his father is, 11 felony counts should be an immediate dismissal.
Apparently this was related to a Tik Tok challenge. He deserves whatever comes his way, but the desire to go viral is just ridiculous.
SNL Rosanrosanadana would say with a smirk NEVERMIND!!!
Not to split hairs here, but that was Emily Litella. This just in, I’m old.
Typo by media made it more than 11. It was 11 doors kicked. Three other students involved who were not players. Tik tok is evil and these challenges are dangerous. His dad will take care of him. I will let Kirby decide his punishment.
Maybe, just maybe, as a walk-on he knows he won’t be playing this year so he decided to be a team leader and show all the other youth on the team how you are never to behave as a Bulldawg. Kind of figuratively throwing yourself on the grenade. If that’s the case, well done young man and good luck in the future at some other location!
My bad!! I am old too! Can get by with a few things. Gotta be some benefits to getting there! Thanks!
No comment about Seymour but if UGA pays $1,100 to fix a door I want to bid on the next job.
I was thinking the same thing! Do felonies need the dollar amount adjusted to reflect inflation? Either way, I’m quitting this teaching gig and moving back to Athens to be a door salesman!
Regular use of TikTok is known to lower the users IQ by 40-50 points and common sense to near ZERO.
Sounds like a variation of Ding Dong Ditch
You idiot. Random drunken frat boys? Happens all the time. Pampered athlete son of a legend? You idiot. Enjoy your insurance career.
A little hijack thread here. SEC comedian extraordinaire Matt Mitchell has a riff on why every SEC team is hated. He’s tough on us over all of the arrests (greatest rival is Clark County PD…ouch!) but he starts with Kentucky having been found guilty of money laundering money to SAs through the UK health services. First I heard of that. Stoops should have been fired for cause years ago.