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Police investigate Georgia WR McKenzie

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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Georgia wide receiver Isaiah McKenzie is being investigated by police for allegedly making a terroristic threat in a confrontation at a restaurant on Monday night. It remains to be seen if he will be subjected to any disciplinary action before Saturday’s game against Alabama.tmpplchld “That’s Mark (Richt’s) call,” Georgia Athletic Director Greg McGarity said. “Mark Richt will say something at the appropriate time, if there’s anything to say.”tmpplchld According to an Athens-Clarke County police incident report, McKenzie is accused of “making terroristic threats” to a female complainant at a Chili’s restaurant Monday night. A woman named Maya Labat claims McKenzie told her “he was going to call some friends and they were going to come out and he was going to kill her,” according to the report.tmpplchld However, officers interviewed witnesses at the scene, saw no reason to arrest McKenzie and no charges were filed. The incident remains under investigation, police said.tmpplchld It appears McKenzie was among those interviewed at the scene. Also listed as witnesses are McKenzie’s teammates Dominick Sanders, Terry Godwin, D’Andre Walker and Jarvis Wilson.tmpplchld Labat is the daughter of Patrick L. Labat, the chief of City of Atlanta’s Department of Corrections.tmpplchld McKenzie is Georgia’s leading kickoff and punt returner and fourth-leading receiver (five catches, 89 yards). The 5-foot-8, 170-pound sophomore from Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., tied a school record with three kick returns for touchdowns in 2014.tmpplchld tmpplchld ___tmpplchld (c)2015 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Atlanta, Ga.)tmpplchld Visit The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Atlanta, Ga.) at www.ajc.comtmpplchld Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.tmpplchld

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