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Report: College football star charged after hotel fall

ATLANTA --University of Mississippi football star Robert Nkemdiche has been charged with marijuana possession, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

The defensive tackle broke open a window in his Grand Hyatt Hotel room in Buckhead, Ga., late Saturday night, walked a short distance along an outdoor space, climbed over a wall and fell about 15 feet, police said.

Authorities allegedly found marijuana in his hotel room.

Police said Nkemdiche was alert and conscious when emergency personnel arrived and he was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital.

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