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Georgia wide receiver Rodarius "Rara" Thomas was arrested early Friday morning on multiple family violence charges and was being held in the Athens-Clarke County Jail, according to jail records. Thomas, a senior from Eufaula, Alabama, was charged with cruelty to children-family violence, a second-degree felony, and two misdemeanor counts of battery-family violence. He was jailed at 3:20 a.m. ET Friday and is being held without bond. "This is a pending legal matter, and we'll have no further comment," Georgia athletic department spokesperson Steven Drummond told ESPN. Under University of Georgia Athletic Association guidelines, Thomas faces an immediate suspension after being charged with a felony. It is Thomas' second arrest on family violence charges since transferring to Georgia from Mississippi State in 2023. In January 2023, Thomas was arrested by University of Georgia police and accused of