JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A man involved in an incident at the 2024 Georgia-Florida game will now face 12 months of probation.
25-year-old Michael Ryback pleaded guilty to battery and resisting an officer without violence in Duval County court Thursday.
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This was one of many disturbances and fights reported at the annual game, including some involving officers that were caught on video.
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According to the arrest report, police officers approached Ryback at EverBank Stadium around 4 P.M. after being alerted that he was kicking trash onto S.A.F.E. staff members in the parking lot.
Officers say he was showing signs of impairment, slurring his works and stumbling. He was ordered to leave the lot but repeatedly refused. When a sergeant attempted to arrest Ryback, he resisted and was forced onto the ground. He suffered a minor cut to his eyebrow during the conflict.
He now faces 12 months of probation.
Several other people accused of being involved in Georgia-Florida fights within the stadium have also been charged.
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