Arrest benches Vasser two games

Georgia junior outside linebacker Chase Vasser will be suspended for the season's first two games as a result of an arrest and charge of driving under the influence of alcohol this past spring, Mark Richt confirmed Thursday through a UGA spokesperson.

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The two-game penalty is per the UGA Athletics Association's Policy, which requires a suspension of no less than 20 percent of the competition season for any DUI arrest.

The punishment for a second DUI arrest, per the same policy, would be half of a competition season.

Vasser's arrest occurred May 11 in Atlanta, according to the Athens Banner-Herald, which first reported details of the incident on Thursday.

Per an incident reported obtained by the Banner-Herald, "Vasser was stopped by Georgia State Patrol at 2:33 a.m. after a trooper saw Vasser’s red pickup weaving on Piedmont Road at Peachtree in the Buckhead section of Atlanta."

Police reportedly smelled alcohol in the car and administered a sobriety test and breathalyzer. Vasser was booked into jail and posted bond later that day.

Vasser's suspension only adds to a growing list of missing men on Georgia's defense to start this season. Cornerback Sanders Commings has also been suspended for the first two games as a result of an offseason arrest. UGA announced Commings' suspension in February.

Meanwhile, cornerback Branden Smith, linebacker Alec Ogletree and safety Bacarri Rambo are also each reported to be facing suspensions that have yet to be confirmed by UGA.