Georgia DB Jordan Love's Family Retains Attorney—Statement Released

Georgia defensive back Jordan Love's family has retained an attorney in order to further expedite the matter surrounding his arrest on Monday night.

To recap, briefly, Love was charged with misdemeanor obstruction of justice after failing to divulge his middle name to campus police. He was booked into Clarke County Jail and release a couple hours later on bond.

It was later reported that his failure to state his middle name was due to his inability to spell it for the police at that time—apparently Love seldom uses or goes by his middle name. His family explained this to police chief Jimmy Williamson and the chief feels that may be sufficient to clear him of any wrongdoing,

However, the Love family felt it was necessary to retain legal services to be certain that nothing slips through the cracks during this process. That attorney, William Stiles, released the following statement to the media late Tuesday evening:

The family is hopeful that this minor issue will be resolved soon.

Georgia Bulldog CB Jordan Love Arrested

Jordan Love, a redshirt freshman, was arrested last night after failing to cooperate with law enforcement and charged with misdemeanor obstruction of justice. 

According to a report by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Tim Tucker, UGA Police responded to a call about three individuals shooting fireworks near an on-campus dorm. Upon arrival, they questioned the perpetrators and Love, who was allegedly among the accused, "was arrested for obstruction for not giving his name and date of birth."

He was released this morning on a $5,000 bond from the Clarke County Jail.

Love was listed as a third-string cornerback on the depth chart at the end of spring and was hopeful to make an impact in 2010. Given the relative lack of depth at the corner spot, it was a realistic possibility—his potential was trumpeted here in February—but his status will remain in doubt until we hear from Mark Richt.

Coach Richt has already shown that he is not willing to take chances on players who get into trouble with the law. Montez Robinson, Zach Mettenberger, and walk-on punter, Trent Dittmer have all been dismissed from the team during this off-season.

Will Love suffer the same fate? 

Just when it seemed that the actual football team was starting to shake the negative glare off their collective helmets, this happens. Coach Richt has to be shaking his head—I know I am.

(UPDATED 1:21pm): According to MSNBC, Love may not face any charges at all, UGA police chief, Jimmy Williamson is stating that there may have been a communication breakdown in the interaction that Love had with law enforcement. Love, apparently, either would not or could not divulge his middle name. The officer on the scene interpreted his inability to offer that information as evasiveness.

However, according to Williamson: 


"there are personal reasons why, and I don't want to divulge the circumstances, but talking to those people (Love's parents) -- the point they made seems very reasonable. The officer didn't know those facts at the time. We will make that known to the court and let the court decide based on what is known now."

Perhaps everything will work out for the best after all—that would be nice.