Georgia DL Warren Brinson arrested after TikTok 'Orbeez challenge'
Georgia football defensive lineman Warren Brinson turned himself in to Athens-Clarke County jail for reportedly participating in the TikTok ‘Orbeez Challenge.’
If you aren’t familiar with that social media trend, it involves participants shooting ‘water gel beads’ into groups of strangers with a pellet gun.
UGASports.com’s Anthony Dasher broke the story early Friday morning, after Brinson reportedly turned himself in Thursday night.
Athens Clarke-County’s docket lists Brinson’s arrest with two misdemeanor charges of simple battery.
How ‘SplatRBall’ Guns, TikTok are getting people in trouble
Apparently, the TikTok trend involves shooting the pellet guns at people, and putting it on social media.
According to the UGASports report, Brinson believed he was shooting at people he knew.
In fact, the car Brinson pulled up next to and shot at carried people he did not know.
As a result, those individuals called UGA police after Brinson shot the SplatRBall gun at them, according to UGASports.
Elsewhere, police are on the lookout for this trend nationwide.
As the TikTok challenge grows in popularity with its participants, it is, understandably, not so popular with their targets.
Warren Brinson part of Georgia’s rebuilding defensive line
Warren Brinson is part of Georgia’s rebuilding effort on the defensive line after Jordan Davis‘s and Devonte Wyatt‘s departures to the NFL Draft.
Last season, Brinson played in 12 of Georgia’s 15 games.
He finished with nine total tackles, including one sack and two tackles for loss.
Brinson also recorded two quarterback pressure’s in Georgia’s CFP Semifinal win over Michigan.
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