Nola.com: New Orleans Saints LB Ronald Powell mentioned in ESPN report on college athletes, police

jeanpierre · 06-14-2015, 02:00 PM

By Evan Woodbery, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune

New Orleans Saints second-year outside linebacker Ronald Powell had two interactions with police during his college career at Florida that were highlighted in an ESPN report on Sunday.

Powell was not charged with a crime or arrested in either of the incidents described in the report.

...ESPN said Powell was given a trespass warning in October 2012 when he allegedly threatened a store owner "who wouldn't give him items for free in addition to others he had planned to purchase."

In 2014, after he had been drafted in the fifth round by the Saints, Powell was pulled over for a lane violation.

"The officer noted that the address on his driver's license was a known drug house," ESPN wrote. "A canine officer came to the scene and flagged a likely presence of narcotics in the car, and the investigating officer searched it, finding a white powdery substance on the driver's seat that she tested on site.

"The car was a rental, and the officer wrote in a police report that she did not believe the cocaine was Powell's but was likely tied to a known drug offender who lived at the same address. She let Powell go with a verbal warning for the lane violation."

Neither Powell nor his agent responded to requests for an interview, according to ESPN...

Guess it's a slow day at ESPN?!?

Wonder if Coach and Staff were aware of these isssues?

06-14-2015, 02:00 PM	#1
jeanpierre Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Thibodaux Posts: 43,543 Blog Entries: 39	Nola.com: New Orleans Saints LB Ronald Powell mentioned in ESPN report on college athletes, police By Evan Woodbery, NOLA.com \| The Times-Picayune New Orleans Saints second-year outside linebacker Ronald Powell had two interactions with police during his college career at Florida that were highlighted in an ESPN report on Sunday. Powell was not charged with a crime or arrested in either of the incidents described in the report. ...ESPN said Powell was given a trespass warning in October 2012 when he allegedly threatened a store owner "who wouldn't give him items for free in addition to others he had planned to purchase." In 2014, after he had been drafted in the fifth round by the Saints, Powell was pulled over for a lane violation. "The officer noted that the address on his driver's license was a known drug house," ESPN wrote. "A canine officer came to the scene and flagged a likely presence of narcotics in the car, and the investigating officer searched it, finding a white powdery substance on the driver's seat that she tested on site. "The car was a rental, and the officer wrote in a police report that she did not believe the cocaine was Powell's but was likely tied to a known drug offender who lived at the same address. She let Powell go with a verbal warning for the lane violation." Neither Powell nor his agent responded to requests for an interview, according to ESPN... Guess it's a slow day at ESPN?!? Wonder if Coach and Staff were aware of these isssues?
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