By WRBL Staff
The Associated Press
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - University of Georgia defensive end Michael Lemon has been charged with a felony stemming from a fight last weekend that injured another Georgia student.The Associated Press
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Stumble It!Police investigators took out warrants against the sophomore, charging him with both misdemeanor battery and felony aggravated battery.
The alleged victim, 20-year-old Demarius Jackson of Albany, Georgia, told police that Lemon sucker-punched him at a cookout Saturday night at an apartment complex. According to Jackson and witnesses Lemon accused Jackson of talking to his girlfriend.
The police report said Lemon punched Jackson about five times before he was pulled off.
A conviction on an aggravated battery charges carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.
