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发帖数: 764 | 1 Since Will Muschamp took over as Florida’s head football coach in December,
cornerback Janoris Jenkins isn’t the only player to run into trouble with
the law.
As was first reported by the Palm Beach Post, two other Gators have been
arrested during that span—both for possession of marijuana, like Jenkins.
Defensive end Chris Martin and linebacker Kedric Johnson were both arrested
for possession of fewer than 20 grams of marijuana – a first-degree
misdemeanor – in separate incidents this year.
As of Monday afternoon, a UF spokesman could not be reached for comment
regarding the arrests.
Martin was cited on Jan. 29 after a Gainesville Police Department officer
saw Martin sitting in his vehicle at 104 N. Main St. and detected the scent
of fresh marijuana. After the officer approached, Martin, 19, produced
approximately 2 grams of the substance and was cited.
Martin is a redshirt freshman who transferred to UF last summer from
California. He was rated as a five-star recruit out of high school by Rivals
.com and sat out last season due to transfer rules.
Johnson’s incident occurred on Jan. 9 after he was pulled over at 3000 NW
83rd St. by a GPD officer for speeding.
According to the citation report, the officer smelled a strong scent of
marijuana emanating from the vehicle and asked Johnson if he had any illegal
substances on him. Johnson told the officer he had a small bag of marijuana
in the glove box.
After searching Johnson’s car, the officer found a small plastic bag with
approximately 2 grams of marijuana in it.
Johnson, 20, is a sophomore from Palmetto who recorded four tackles in 13
games last year. This spring, Johnson missed the remainder of camp after
spraining his knee in late March.
Both Martin and Johnson consented to six-month deferred prosecution
agreements. Martin signed his on Feb. 9 and Johnson agreed to one on Jan. 26.
As part of the deferred prosecution agreements, both had to pay a nominal
prosecution fee as well as either register 10 hours of community service or
donate $100 to Project Payback, a juvenile, restorative justice and
restitution program.
The two arrests, combined with Jenkins’ two citations, make four arrests
already under Muschamp’s watch.
Former coach Urban Meyer came under scrutiny during his tenure because his
players racked up a total of 31 arrests while he was in charge. |
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