GRAND ISLAND, Neb.—Former Husker football player Erwin Swiney and another Texas man have been given Nebraska prison time for possessing 41 pounds of marijuana.
The 30-year-old Swiney (SWEENIE), of Cedar Hill, Texas, and 32-year-old Lavegeano (lah-VEZH-ee-ah-noh) Holmes, of Dallas, were sentenced Tuesday in Hall County. Both got two-five years for possession with intent to distribute and 12-13 months for not having a drug tax stamp. The sentences are to be served concurrently.
Their attorneys say they’ll file appeals.
Court records say Swiney and Holmes were arrested Feb. 22, 2007, after a traffic stop on Interstate 80 near Grand Island in south-central Nebraska.
A search by the Nebraska State Patrol found the pot in luggage inside the vehicle.
Swiney was a Husker defensive back from 1997 through 2001.
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Information from: The Grand Island Independent,
