Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins pulled over for speeding, arrested on warrant

Georgia defensive lineman Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins was arrested Monday afternoon for failing to appear in court, according to DawgsHQ’s Palmer Thombs. Ingram-Dawkins was due to appear after receiving a parking ticket and was released on a $13 bond after he was booked.

The warrant was discovered after Ingram-Dawkins was pulled over for speeding, according to the Athens Banner-Herald’s Marc Weiszer. He received a citation for going 90 miles per hour in a 70 mph zone on I-85 around 9:34 a.m. the morning of his arrest, the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office said.

Ingram-Dawkins was due to appear in court because of a July 2022 citation for “parking for persons with disabilities” after his previous court date passed, according to the Banner-Herald. He was assessed a $200 contempt fee as a result.

Ingram-Dawkins is a redshirt sophomore at Georgia and appeared in 14 games a year ago. In that time, he totaled 10 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss. He also had six passes defended and a forced fumble in the Bulldogs’ win over Tennessee.

Ingram-Dawkins arrived at Georgia as a freshman in 2021 as a highly touted recruit. He was a four-star recruit out of Gaffney (SC) High School and the No. 109 overall prospect, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

Georgia has had some issues with speeding over the last year, notably an accident in January that killed offensive lineman Devin Willock and recruiting staffer Chandler LeCroy. Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart addressed the issues at SEC Media Days, expressing his disappointment.

“I’m disappointed anytime we have traffic incidents,” Smart said. “You know, it’s very evident. When you look at it, we’ve had traffic citations and incidents throughout the history of being at the University of Georgia. And we actually don’t have more now than we’ve had in the past. So what concerns me most is the safety of our players. Alright? 

“And when you drive at high speeds, it’s unsafe, and we don’t want that to happen. We’re going to do all we can to take that out. And make sure that’s eradicated.” 

Smart also noted how it’s a more common problem among young kids and young adults.

“But I’m also smart to understand and know that 18 to 20 year olds is when this happens,” Smart said. “It happened to me as a student athlete, that’s when speeding happens. What we want to do is take that out and make it safe and not have high speeds. If someone’s gonna get a speeding ticket, it should not be a super speeder.”

On3’s Nick Kosko contributed to this report.