ATHENS - Sanders Commings’ case is under review with his football team, while prosecutors say a decision on whether to file charges will not come for several weeks.
Commings, a junior cornerback, was arrested last Saturday and charged with one misdemeanor for domestic violence. It stemmed from an altercation with his live-in girlfriend, according to the police report, which said Commings’ girlfriend didn’t have any visible injuries.
C.R. Chisholm, the solicitor general for Athens-Clarke County, said on Friday that he has yet to review the case. It might be until late February that any charge is filed, according to Chisholm, citing the number of other cases to review.
Commings has an arraignment scheduled for March 22, when he will enter a plea. In domestic violence cases, once there is an arrest it is up to the state on whether to file a charge.
Meanwhile, UGA team spokesman Claude Felton said of Commings status with the team: “His situation is still under review.”
Commings has not been reached for comment. Chisholm said he has not been notified yet whether Commings had retained a lawyer.
