Auburn football: AJC acknowledges Demetris Robertson’s dropped charges

After weaponizing the charges against former Georgia Bulldog-turned-Auburn football transfer Demetris Robertson as he was on his way out the door of his home state of Georgia, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution was forced to eat crow following said charges being dropped.

The AJC’s Chip Towers–who originally crafted a headline “Felony charges following Georgia transfer Demetris Robertson to Auburn“–posted the update on his Twitter tonight following the absolution of the charges against him in the Peach State:

Robertson was originally charged with damaging government property following the removal of a parking boot from his car on the University of Georgia campus.

Per the report:

"“The victim in the case, the University of Georgia, did not want to pursue charges because Mr. Robertson paid full restitution to the university for the damage property,” Henry County District Attorney Darius Pattillo said in a statement released Wednesday."

Fans were quick to get on Towers’ case following the end of the “Robertson is a troublemaker” narrative his original headline tried to create controversy with:

Eventually, the truth wins. An unfortunate side effect of this whole situation is that many in Robertson’s home state (he’s a Savannah native) may have already made up their minds about the situation and the deception of the original headline’s damage is already done.

Auburn football fans know that Robertson is above the slander from a potentially salty fanbase of a program that never capitalized on his talent.