NFL broadcaster Maas arrested on weapons, drug charges

[Rocky]

PEORIA, Ill. -- Former NFL player and Fox Sports broadcaster Bill Maas was charged with drug possession and weapons charges following a roadside safety check.

The 45-year-old Maas and a passenger in his Hummer, Sarah J. Murphy, 27, were arrested late Friday by Illinois State Police. During the stop, police indicated Maas seemed nervous, and he agreed to a search of his vehicle.

Police found a .22-caliber revolver, 5 grams of suspected marijuana, 6 grams of suspected cocaine and 28 pills of Ecstasy. Maas and Murphy were charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession of marijuana. Maas was also booked on a charge of unlawful use of a weapon.

"We didn't recognize him until about 5 p.m. this afternoon," Trooper Tony Halsey told the Journal Star of Peoria on Saturday.

Halsey said he had no idea why Maas and Murphy, both residents of Lee's Summit, Mo., were in the area.

They were taken to the Tazewell County Jail in Illinois and will appear for a bond hearing Sunday before a county circuit court judge.

Maas was drafted from the University of Pittsburgh by the Kansas City Chiefs in 1984, and was the NFL's Defensive Rookie of the Year. He was a two-time All-Pro selection. He played with the Chiefs until 1992 and joined the Green Bay Packers the following year.

Maas joined Fox in 1996. From 1998-01, he served as studio anchor and game analyst for NFL games. Last season he reported games for the network.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2929435

[Hostile]

Yet another idiot. Good thing for him his playing career is over.

[Rocky]

Did anybody know that he is/was Dan Marino's BIL?

[Rocky]

Yet another idiot. Good thing for him his playing career is over.

I'm guessing his talking-head-career is in doubt as well.

[Yeagermeister]

I'm guessing his talking-head-career is in doubt as well.

Good he's a hater anyways

[Big Dakota]

I'm gonna wait till all the facts come out here, before i pass judgement. Remember, he's been convicted of NOTHING. For all we know his cousin was using the car the day before and it was his cousin's drugs and gun and he knew NOTHING about them. He'll be back on the air waves in no time. :rolleyes:

[BlueStar22]

I'm gonna wait till all the facts come out here, before i pass judgement. Remember, he's been convicted of NOTHING. For all we know his cousin was using the car the day before and it was his cousin's drugs and gun and he knew NOTHING about them. He'll be back on the air waves in no time. :rolleyes:

Even then, no one is in position to pass judgement. Only One is.


Doesn't he do Cowboys games occasionally?

[rynochop]

Even then, no one is in position to pass judgement. Only One is.


Doesn't he do Cowboys games occasionally?

Yeah..i actually half way like him.

[MetalHead]

He should have been arrested long ago for peddling that "Superphone".

[jay cee]

Man I know these guys are idiots. But I really hate to see them screw up like this.

Good luck to him on that Lee's Summitt, MO local radio gig. :rolleyes:

[CrazyCowboy]

Yet another idiot. Good thing for him his playing career is over.


What about his broadcasting career? May also be on the brink. :starspin

[needforspeed]

Ladies and gentlemen, Bill "Pacman" Maas :)

[Seven]

Good he's a hater anyways

Have you not been paying attention? Embrace man, embrace. http://cowboyszone.com/forums/images/icons/icon10.gif

[David276]

hahaha holy crap man. i think 3 x pills is a felony in some states. No more maas reporting.

[SupermanXx]

screw the drugs and the weapons, that's fine. the fact that he drives a Hummer, however, is reason enough to arrest him and CAN his butt at work.

[Kilyin]

When are these guys gonna learn, hide the drugs in your butt.

Wrecked 'em, damn near killed 'em.

[big dog cowboy]

Halsey said he had no idea why Maas and Murphy, both residents of Lee's Summit, Mo., were in the area.
All you have to do is ask.

[jackrussell]

hahaha holy crap man. i think 3 x pills is a felony in some states. No more maas reporting.

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[tunahelper]

What a party he was headed for?

[peplaw06]

Was she hot? That is the most important question

[jcollins28]

He can always do Bengal games!

[jcollins28]

Was she hot? That is the most important question

With that much X I'm guessing yes.

[Rocky]

Was she hot? That is the most important question

So true. Guilt or innocence cannot be determined without knowing.

[stilltheguru]

With that much X I'm guessing yes.




^^cosigns. Former football players dont just bag females almost half their age carrying illegal substances for the female to be ugly.

[xpistofer]

Even then, no one is in position to pass judgement. Only One is.


Doesn't he do Cowboys games occasionally?

:)

pretty sure He watches them all (Cowboy games that is...)

[ChldsPlay]

Man I know these guys are idiots. But I really hate to see them screw up like this.

Good luck to him on that Lee's Summitt, MO local radio gig. :rolleyes:

Actually I believe he is on the radio. The biggest sports station in KC. I am pretty sure it's him, I'm at work when the show is on, so I can't remember which player it is. Lee's Summit is a suburb of Kansas City. I was there for church this morning.

Edit: Just checked their site. Guess he doesn't do the shows anymore, or else they were really quick to take him off there today.

[dogunwo]

Didnt he have the right to refuse the search?

[burmafrd]

I think he can refuse the search- but then he would be held there untill they got a search warrant. Maybe they would not get one.

[dogunwo]

I think he can refuse the search- but then he would be held there untill they got a search warrant. Maybe they would not get one.
If all they had was, "he was acting nervous" I don't see how they could have got a search warrant. Most people act somewhat nervous when dealing with the po-po.

[Seven]

Didnt he have the right to refuse the search?

Sure does. Once you do that, they can bring in the K-9. If he alerts, they can search away.

[joseephuss]

The gun is not going to be a big thing. Probably just a small fine. It is a small caliber. It is not as if he had an arsenal. I am not a gun person myself, but it just does not seem like a big deal. Now the drugs will probably hurt him more. Lots of money and the possibility of jail time depending on how things go.

Acting nervous? I guess it depends on what he was exactly doing. Sweating, looking nervously around his car, stuttering or stammering or anything else. Whatever it was it gave the cops a hunch and they were right. His cooperation in letting the cops search his vehicle will probably end up gaining him some leniency come sentencing time.

[stasheroo]

Hope she was worth it Billy!

Na na na na, na na na na, hey hey hey, Goodbye!

:anvil:

[dogunwo]

:)

pretty sure He watches them all (Cowboy games that is...)
the best "Maas gem", during a Panthers-Saints game referring to Steve Smith:

"His hands are like Cobras" lol, W T F?

Do Steve Smith's hands have fangs?

[jterrell]

Maas and Irvin could have quite the cook out together.
:)~

I'd go but I am scared of 250+ pound guys all hopped up on Coke and X, I saw Deliverance.

[03EBZ06]

Maas was also booked on a charge of unlawful use of a weapon.

I guess I'm bit confused with Maas getting charged with "unlawful use of a weapon", did they determine this after the bullistic test or something?

I thought he would be charged with something like "unlawful possession of a weapon" rather than what they charged him for. :confused:

[burmafrd]

It does not matter what caliber the handgun is- as long as it is a weapon that is all the law cares about.

[Hoofbite]

sucks for him, he was a decent commentator.....

Always thought it sounded like he was chewing on something though. Smacking his lips n stuff. Kind of sounded like he was working over a bag of laffy taffy.

[Hoofbite]

Didnt he have the right to refuse the search?

probably would have brought a dog in to sniff....seems like the right to refuse is probable cause to get searched.

[Nomad]

I can't remember exactly what it was now, but 1310 TheTicket used something really stupid he said all the time as a "drop", I'll remember what it was eventually it was like a really bad joke he said during a Lions v Cowboys game.

[aikemirv]

I don't think I would ever let the police search my car voluntarily. I have never carried a hand gun or drugs but don't really see the reason to ever let that happen without some sort of cause.

I mean, is looking nervous reasonable cause to bring in a dog. The prescence ( or I should say "bringing in" )of a sniffing dog in essence would be an illegal search IMO without some reasonable cause.

[03EBZ06]

I mean, is looking nervous reasonable cause to bring in a dog. The prescence ( or I should say "bringing in" )of a sniffing dog in essence would be an illegal search IMO without some reasonable cause.
Now, I'm not a lawyer but from what I understand the police can use his observation of suspect (overtly nervousness, recognition of certain behavior from his experience and expertise) as a basis to get a probable cause to search warrant.

Perhaps one of the board lawyers can shed some light in what is deemed as probable cause to search.

[Seven]

I don't think I would ever let the police search my car voluntarily. I have never carried a hand gun or drugs but don't really see the reason to ever let that happen without some sort of cause.

Then you have no worries.

I mean, is looking nervous reasonable cause to bring in a dog. The prescence ( or I should say "bringing in" )of a sniffing dog in essence would be an illegal search IMO without some reasonable cause.

Cop smells the mary, you look flighty, nervous, fidgety, dielated eyes, etc....you say no.....he calls in the mutt. Done.

[peplaw06]

Now, I'm not a lawyer but from what I understand the police can use his observation of suspect (overtly nervousness, recognition of certain behavior from his experience and expertise) as a basis to get a probable cause to search warrant.

Perhaps one of the board lawyers can shed some light in what is deemed as probable cause to search.Nervousness alone won't get you probable cause. There has to be something else, some indication drugs or contraband is in the car.

[Kilyin]

Nervousness alone won't get you probable cause. There has to be something else, some indication drugs or contraband is in the car.

I had a cop search my car because I 'looked nervous' when he pulled me for speeding. Of course, I consented because I knew he wouldn't find anything... but he wasted about 20-30 minutes of our time rummaging around in my car for nothing.

[peplaw06]

I had a cop search my car because I 'looked nervous' when he pulled me for speeding. Of course, I consented because I knew he wouldn't find anything... but he wasted about 20-30 minutes of our time rummaging around in my car for nothing.Well if you consent, he doesn't have to have PC.

[Kilyin]

Well if you consent, he doesn't have to have PC.

Right, but if I had refused, then that just draws more suspicion, and if he had been willing, having to sit there while he has a warrant delivered. At least, that was my thinking.

I mean, if a cop asks to search your car, in his mind he already has PC, no?

[peplaw06]

Right, but if I had refused, then that just draws more suspicion, and if he had been willing, having to sit there while he has a warrant delivered. At least, that was my thinking.

I mean, if a cop asks to search your car, in his mind he already has PC, no?Nope... a cop cannot go to a magistrate looking for a search warrant and say "but he looked nervous." Denying consent to search your car is not something the magistrate will take into account. Otherwise, cops would search everyone's car.

[03EBZ06]

Nervousness alone won't get you probable cause. There has to be something else, some indication drugs or contraband is in the car.
So what would constitute as indication of possib presence of drug in the vehicle?

[peplaw06]

So what would constitute as indication of possib presence of drug in the vehicle?

Typically with drugs it's going to be smell, actions/physical condition of the driver, or something in plain view. Remember, if a cop sees any paraphernalia that would be intended for drug use, that could give him PC to search the whole car. You might notice the next time you get stopped, that the cops always look in the back seat before talking to you. They're looking for contraband. Anything they see in plain view can be used to get a search.

It's impossible to know what the cop saw in this case that got him into the car. Maas could have consented, in which case, he didn't need anything. Other than that, the cop could have seen something that tipped him off to the the gun or the drugs, and either one would have given him PC to search.