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Humphrey arrested on DUI charge

By on June 26, 2008

HUMPHREY
Ed Morales
HUMPHREY

Georgia men’s basketball player Billy Humphrey was arrested Tuesday morning in Gwinnett County, marking the third time in less than a year the point guard has run afoul of the law.

Humphrey was arrested and charged with DUI, failure to maintain lane and purchasing alcohol while less than 21-years-old. He was booked at the Gwinnett County Jail at 3:32 a.m.

Humphrey registered a .02 blood alcohol content, the limit for under 21.

Humphrey was arrested in Athens in January and charged with underage possession and failure to obey a traffic device, blowing a .03 at that incident. He was suspended for three games following that incident, but the recent arrest could mean more time.

Athletic Association rules dictate a second violation of alcohol rules results in suspension from 50 percent of regular-season games, which means up to 15 games in Humphrey’s case.

Tuesday’s arrest comes on the heels of his arrest and felony charge with possession of a weapon on school property in November. In that incident, University police found a butterfly knife in his East Campus dorm. He was required to perform 80 hours of community service, put on probation for 18 months and told to stay out of trouble.

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