FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Jaguars wide receiver Matt Jones faces a felony drug charge in his former college town after police said he was inside a car cutting up cocaine with a credit card.
Jones, 25, and two others were arrested early Thursday. A police report said officers approached the car and an officer drew his handgun after Jones did not immediately show his hands.
Police said they searched the vehicle and found a plastic bag filled with a white substance that tested positive for cocaine and a jar with possible marijuana residue.
Jones was being held on $2,500 bond at the Washington County jail on a charge of felony possession of a controlled substance. His arraignment was set for Aug. 11, two days after Jacksonville’s preseason opener against Atlanta.
Jaguars owner Wayne Weaver said he was waiting to learn details of the case.
“We’re trying to investigate that now,” Weaver said. “We don’t have all the facts. We will comment on that once we have all the facts.”
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Ex-kicker Zendejas charged with rape
LOS ANGELES — Former Los Angeles Rams kicker Tony Zendejas was arrested on charges of drugging and raping a female customer of his San Dimas sports bar.
Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney Rouman Ebrahim said Zendejas, 48, was charged with one count each of rape by use of drugs, rape of an unconscious person, sodomy by anesthesia or controlled substance and sodomy of an unconscious victim.
Prosecutors alleged that on Jan. 26, Zendejas gave the customer a drink that made her groggy. The patron told authorities she woke up in a nearby motel room and alleged she had been raped.
Zendejas was held in lieu of $260,000 bail, with arraignment scheduled for today. He faces up to 15 years in prison.
The Associated Press
