Emil Steiner on crime, punishment, and football


Matt Jones

Conference: None Team: Free Agent Position: WR
Record
03/09/09 Accused Of: Parole Violation
Arrested in Arkansas and recharged with possession of a controlled substance after he admitted that he drank a beer while playing golf with friends. Under an earlier plea for felony drug possession the wide receiver was not allowed to consume alcohol.
Legal Status Updates:
         03/16/09 Released: Jaguars dropped him less than a week after the arrest
         03/09/09 Court date set: Jones spent a week in jail rather than spend six weeks in a residential treatment facility. He was released a day early, but ordered to return to court on April 13th
07/10/08 Accused Of: Felony Drug Possession (Cocaine)
Jones was jailed after Fayetteville, Arkansas, police say they found him parked with two other men in a sport utility vehicle at about 12:40 a.m., cutting lines of cocaine with a credit card. Officers say they found plastic bags with cocaine during a search of the vehicle and a jar containing possible marijuana residue.
Legal Status Updates:
         08/11/08 Pleaded not guilty: Court date set for October 10th.
         07/10/08 Pending: Jones will be arraigned August 11th on a charge of felony possession of a controlled substance. Free on $2,500 bail.
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