03-10-2007, 10:55 AM
This one was covered up and Jeff Fisher says he never knew about it.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - When Adam "Pacman" Jones got out of his Corvette while a SWAT team served a search warrant at his Georgia home last year, a drug investigator said the sports car reeked of marijuana. As officers questioned him, the Titans cornerback acknowledged he couldn't pass a drug screen for another week or two. But Jones said he would be ready to pass it when the NFL tests him, according to the police report of March 23, 2006.
Jones has drawn police interest at least 10 times since the Titans made him their top draft pick in 2005. He now has the NFL's attention, too.
On Thursday, NFL spokesman Michael Signora confirmed Jones' behavior is being reviewed under the league's personal conduct policy.
Jones' most recent brush with police was at a Las Vegas strip club where three people were shot and one man paralyzed Feb. 19. This week, it became public that he is charged with another felony in another case in Georgia last year, which prompted the search for drugs at the home he bought for his mother.
The Titans, waiting for Las Vegas police to conclude their investigation, again declined to comment Thursday on the latest reports in Georgia involving their best defensive player.
Attorney Manny Arora of Atlanta, who has been representing Jones, did not immediately return a message by The Associated Press.
Jones was charged with possession of marijuana after being arrested in Fayette County, Ga., just south of Atlanta. That misdemeanor charge was dismissed in January, although his mother, Deborah Jones, and a friend were convicted. The prosecutor said Thursday the friend spent some time in jail.
Capt. Mike Pruitt, head of Fayette County's drug task force, didn't find out about the dismissal until Wednesday when reports of the arrests first surfaced. The prosecutor said the charge was dismissed because no marijuana was found on or near Jones.
Pruitt said they also found no marijuana in the Corvette but the car's interior smelled of smoke. He said Jones admitted smoking in the car while driving down from Nashville.
"I don't know what NFL policy is. It doesn't concern me. But I asked him why would you take your livelihood and the money you make playing in the NFL and throw it away for some stupid marijuana? Can you answer that for me? I don't understand why you would do that," Pruitt told The Associated Press on Thursday.
"He says, "We know when we're going to be tested. We know months in advance when we're going to be tested. I stop using two months ahead of time.'"
The drug task force obtained the search warrant because of heavy traffic at the house and because Jones was arrested Feb. 6, 2006, in Fayetteville, Ga. An officer patrolling noticed a car parked in the road for a few minutes, then approached the car to see what they were doing.
Jones and the people with him ran into the nearby house. Police followed and an argument turned physical. Police said Thursday Jones threw a punch at an officer before taken to the ground and handcuffed. He was charged with a felony count of obstruction and two misdemeanors of obstructing police. He appears in a Fayette County Superior Court on March 19.
"One of our officers was involved in a traffic stop with him, and after Pacman and others ran into a home, there was a physical altercation between him and the officer, and he was involved in that. He was arrested for that," Fayetteville police chief Steve Heaton said. "I think any time we have somebody who fights with an officer, it is a pretty serious matter."
Since being drafted, Jones has been arrested five times, and all but the obstruction charges in Fayetteville have been dismissed. Las Vegas police interviewed him about the triple shooting, but he was allowed to return home to Georgia.
Ah the pleasures of living south of Atlanta. Fayette County is quickly the southern adjunct of Fulton County..
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - When Adam "Pacman" Jones got out of his Corvette while a SWAT team served a search warrant at his Georgia home last year, a drug investigator said the sports car reeked of marijuana. As officers questioned him, the Titans cornerback acknowledged he couldn't pass a drug screen for another week or two. But Jones said he would be ready to pass it when the NFL tests him, according to the police report of March 23, 2006.
Jones has drawn police interest at least 10 times since the Titans made him their top draft pick in 2005. He now has the NFL's attention, too.
On Thursday, NFL spokesman Michael Signora confirmed Jones' behavior is being reviewed under the league's personal conduct policy.
Jones' most recent brush with police was at a Las Vegas strip club where three people were shot and one man paralyzed Feb. 19. This week, it became public that he is charged with another felony in another case in Georgia last year, which prompted the search for drugs at the home he bought for his mother.
The Titans, waiting for Las Vegas police to conclude their investigation, again declined to comment Thursday on the latest reports in Georgia involving their best defensive player.
Attorney Manny Arora of Atlanta, who has been representing Jones, did not immediately return a message by The Associated Press.
Jones was charged with possession of marijuana after being arrested in Fayette County, Ga., just south of Atlanta. That misdemeanor charge was dismissed in January, although his mother, Deborah Jones, and a friend were convicted. The prosecutor said Thursday the friend spent some time in jail.
Capt. Mike Pruitt, head of Fayette County's drug task force, didn't find out about the dismissal until Wednesday when reports of the arrests first surfaced. The prosecutor said the charge was dismissed because no marijuana was found on or near Jones.
Pruitt said they also found no marijuana in the Corvette but the car's interior smelled of smoke. He said Jones admitted smoking in the car while driving down from Nashville.
"I don't know what NFL policy is. It doesn't concern me. But I asked him why would you take your livelihood and the money you make playing in the NFL and throw it away for some stupid marijuana? Can you answer that for me? I don't understand why you would do that," Pruitt told The Associated Press on Thursday.
"He says, "We know when we're going to be tested. We know months in advance when we're going to be tested. I stop using two months ahead of time.'"
The drug task force obtained the search warrant because of heavy traffic at the house and because Jones was arrested Feb. 6, 2006, in Fayetteville, Ga. An officer patrolling noticed a car parked in the road for a few minutes, then approached the car to see what they were doing.
Jones and the people with him ran into the nearby house. Police followed and an argument turned physical. Police said Thursday Jones threw a punch at an officer before taken to the ground and handcuffed. He was charged with a felony count of obstruction and two misdemeanors of obstructing police. He appears in a Fayette County Superior Court on March 19.
"One of our officers was involved in a traffic stop with him, and after Pacman and others ran into a home, there was a physical altercation between him and the officer, and he was involved in that. He was arrested for that," Fayetteville police chief Steve Heaton said. "I think any time we have somebody who fights with an officer, it is a pretty serious matter."
Since being drafted, Jones has been arrested five times, and all but the obstruction charges in Fayetteville have been dismissed. Las Vegas police interviewed him about the triple shooting, but he was allowed to return home to Georgia.
Ah the pleasures of living south of Atlanta. Fayette County is quickly the southern adjunct of Fulton County..
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