Georgia defensive lineman Jonathan Ledbetter was arrested in March for underage possession of alcohol and false identification. The case was dismissed on Monday though because it would have been difficult to prosecute (according to the Athens Banner-Herald) because of how officers "obtained the information determining Ledbetter's age."
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Athens-Clarke Solicitor General C.R. Chisholm watched video of the incident from the body camera of the Athens-Clarke County police officer and determined that the prosecution would have lost the case, based on two Georgia Supreme Court Cases, because of how the information determining Ledbetter's age was obtained.
"It would have been a waste of court time to put that up," Chisholm said. "I know how these cases look. Sometimes folks will think, 'Oh, well, he's a football player, he's getting a break.' The fact is this is one where it was a set of facts and we were not going to be able to survive a motion to suppress."
Ledbetter was a four-star recruit in the class of 2015 and recorded four tackles in seven games for the Bulldogs last season. He has already been suspended for the season opener against North Carolina on September 3rd.
[h/t Yahoo! Sports]
