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The District Attorney’s Office in Brunswick isn’t prosecuting Georgia football defensive back Ja’Marley Riddle on two felony possession drug charges from a May 8 arrest, according to a state's motion obtained on Thursday by the Athens Banner-Herald.
A Nolle Prosequi was entered in the Superior Court of Glynn County on Monday July 6.
Riddle, a transfer from East Carolina, had been charged by Glynn County police with possession of marijuana of more than one ounce, possession of a schedule 1 controlled substance and misdemeanor speeding.
The Kingsland, Ga., native was alleged to have driven a Dodge Durango 90 miles per hour in 70 mile per hour zone on I-95 South.
When Riddle was stopped, the police report said an “overwhelming odor of marijuana,” could be smelled from inside the vehicle.
The state’s motion said the state was unable to determine if a vape device found in the vehicle contained THC and mentioned his work in the community.
“The defendant is a 19-year old university student with no criminal record and who volunteered with ‘Where Colors Shine,’ a program to help children with cancer,” according to the state’s motion on July 2 that was signed by assistant district attorney James Abely. “On May 8, 2026, the defendant was the driver of a vehicle; there was a vape device in the rear seat area of the vehicle—outside of the defendant’s reach. The vape liquid may have contained THC. The State is unable to determine the THC level, if any of the liquid. Additionally, the GBI lab is not currently measuring the THC levels of such liquids.”
Riddle had told police there was no marijuana in the vehicle but later explained that there was, the police report said.
A July 1 warrant for dismissal listed all three charges against Riddle, including the speeding charge, as now being dismissed.
Georgia athletics has not yet responded Thursday to a request for comment about Riddle. It said on May 14 it was gathering information but would not comment further about “an ongoing legal matter.”
This article originally appeared on Athens Banner-Herald: Georgia football player Ja’Marley Riddle drug possession case resolved
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A Nolle Prosequi was entered in the Superior Court of Glynn County on Monday July 6.
Riddle, a transfer from East Carolina, had been charged by Glynn County police with possession of marijuana of more than one ounce, possession of a schedule 1 controlled substance and misdemeanor speeding.
The Kingsland, Ga., native was alleged to have driven a Dodge Durango 90 miles per hour in 70 mile per hour zone on I-95 South.
When Riddle was stopped, the police report said an “overwhelming odor of marijuana,” could be smelled from inside the vehicle.
The state’s motion said the state was unable to determine if a vape device found in the vehicle contained THC and mentioned his work in the community.
“The defendant is a 19-year old university student with no criminal record and who volunteered with ‘Where Colors Shine,’ a program to help children with cancer,” according to the state’s motion on July 2 that was signed by assistant district attorney James Abely. “On May 8, 2026, the defendant was the driver of a vehicle; there was a vape device in the rear seat area of the vehicle—outside of the defendant’s reach. The vape liquid may have contained THC. The State is unable to determine the THC level, if any of the liquid. Additionally, the GBI lab is not currently measuring the THC levels of such liquids.”
Riddle had told police there was no marijuana in the vehicle but later explained that there was, the police report said.
A July 1 warrant for dismissal listed all three charges against Riddle, including the speeding charge, as now being dismissed.
Georgia athletics has not yet responded Thursday to a request for comment about Riddle. It said on May 14 it was gathering information but would not comment further about “an ongoing legal matter.”
This article originally appeared on Athens Banner-Herald: Georgia football player Ja’Marley Riddle drug possession case resolved
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