Chicago Bear, Ex-Dog Tim Jennings arrested on DUI in Gwinnett
By The Associated Press
Posted 9:32PM on Wednesday, January 7, 2015
In a photo provided by the Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office, Chicago Bears cornerback Tim Jennings appears in a booking photo Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015, in suburban Atlanta. Suburban Atlanta police say Jennings has been arrested on charges including DU
DULUTH -- Suburban Atlanta police say Chicago Bears cornerback Tim Jennings has been arrested on charges including DUI, reckless driving and speeding.<br />
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Gwinnett County Police Cpl. Jake Smith said in a statement that 31-year-old Timothy Deshawn Jennings was driving a 2015 Mercedes at 99 mph in a 65-mph zone on I-85 before noon Wednesday. Smith says the officer conducting the stop smelled alcohol.<br />
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County records show that Jennings was booked into the county jail Wednesday afternoon and was being held on $2,711 bond. It was not immediately known if he had a lawyer.<br />
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Jennings, of Orangeburg, South Carolina, has been in the NFL since 2006 and played for the Indianapolis Colts between 2006 and 2009.<br />
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A Bears spokesman said the team is aware of Jennings' arrest and gathering additional information.