UGA Football's Kirby Smart Makes First Comments on Arrest of Two Bulldogs at Wal-Mart
ATHENS - UGA Football coach Kirby Smart made his first comments on the arrest of two UGA players earlier this month at an Eastside Athens Wal-Mart. The No. 3 Bulldogs will play the No. 6 Ole Miss Rebels in the College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans New Year’s Night.
On Monday Kirby said that Starting offensive lineman Dontrell Glover and running back Bo Walker will “finish up their consequences” for the arrests.
“Disappointed in their decision making. Decision making is a skill,” Kirby told reporters Monday at a regularly-scheduled press conference for the Sugar Bowl. “They will pay their consequences for that and finish up their consequences for that.”
Kirby was directly asked if the two would play in the game, but didn't answer that question during his statement on the matter.
Last Monday Athens-Clarke County Police released the arrest report on the two UGA football players who were arrested on Friday after being accused of shoplifting approximately $94 worth of products from an Eastside Athens Walmart.
In the report, Athens-Clarke County officers say they were dispatched to detain Boden (Bo) Walker and Dontrell Glover after Walmart loss prevention claims they stopped the two leaving the store “with paper towels, paper plates, and Febreze products without paying.”
Police allege the following were shoplifted by the two:
Totino's Pepperoni Pizza Rolls, Great Value Brand Granulated Sugar, Great Value Brand Bread, 8 pack of Gatorade, Febreze Plug Berry and Bramble Bathroom Air Fresheners, Febreze Plug-ins ocean scent, Febreze Plug-ins variety pack, Febreze Plug-ins cheery blossom, Febreze Plug-ins mountain scent, Febreze Plug-ins oil warmer, Great Value Brand 500 count napkins, Great Value Brand Triple Roll Pack of Paper Towels, Great Value Brand Foam Plates
Walmart told the police that both players “refused to go into the loss prevention office,” and that “one of the males then attempted to walk back into the store before running out of the front entrance.”
That unidentified player returned to the store soon thereafter, according to the report.
In the report Boden and Dontrell “that they had not intended to steal the merchandise, and that they must have lost track of what items had been scanned between the two.”
Walmart Loss prevention pressed charges on the total amount, which police listed in the report as $94 in value. A supervisor for Walmart arrived soon thereafter and contacted UGA regarding the matter. Walmart then informed both Walker and Glover that they “were barred from the Walmart shopping center for a period of two years.”
The report adds that “Walmart loss prevention attempted to refund some of the recovered merchandise to an EBT card that was paid used to pay for some of the items, but were unable to do so.”
