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Updated: May 14, 2006, 5:41 PM ET
Longhorns' Taylor, suspended since March, arrested
Associated press
AUSTIN -- Texas running back Ramonce Taylor, who scored a touchdown in the Longhorns' Rose Bowl win over Southern California, was arrested early Sunday by Bell County sheriff's deputies who said they found about five pounds of marijuana in a backpack in his car.
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According to a news release from Sheriff Dan Smith, deputies also found a live 40-caliber round of ammunition in the console of the vehicle.
Taylor, 20, was arrested for possession of marijuana over five pounds, a second-degree felony, punishable by two to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000.
The case was to be reviewed by District Attorney Henry Garza's office Sunday to decide if formal charges would be filed, the sheriff's office said. Taylor remained in the Bell County Jail and would be arraigned Monday.
Taylor had been excused from spring practice in March to focus on academics and had not participated in any team functions since then, Longhorns Mack Brown said in a statement released by the school.
"We are aware of this recent situation and will follow it as the legal system runs its course. At this time, we will not consider reinstating him to the team," Brown said.
It was not immediately clear if Taylor had an attorney.
Ken Oden, an Austin attorney who represented Taylor in a December assault investigation -- Taylor wasn't charged -- told the Austin American-Statesman the player's mother told him about the arrest. Oden said he suggested hiring a lawyer in Bell County.
"She's just trying to figure things out," Oden said.
According to the sheriff, deputies received a report at 1:35 a.m. Sunday of a large fight involving as many as 100 people at a pecan farm in Little River, a community about 40 miles north of Austin.
Deputies also received a call from someone who said they had been at the fight and complained a window on his vehicle had been broken. That caller turned out to be Taylor.
While interviewing Taylor at a convenience store, deputies were told by other officers at the fight scene that Taylor had been involved and had threatened to return with a gun. Taylor was placed in handcuffs.
Taylor told deputies he didn't have a gun and gave them permission to search his vehicle. Deputies reported finding the bullet and the backpack with the marijuana. Deputies said the backpack belonged to Taylor.
Taylor was arrested and his vehicle impounded. Two other individuals with him, who were not named in the report, were released at the scene.
An operator at the sheriff's office said Smith would not have further comment Sunday and that no other information was available.
One of Texas' most versatile players, Taylor scored 15 touchdowns last season, including a 30-yard scoring run in the Rose Bowl, which Texas won 41-38. The win gave Texas its first outright national championship since 1969.
Updated: May 14, 2006, 5:41 PM ET
Longhorns' Taylor, suspended since March, arrested
Associated press
AUSTIN -- Texas running back Ramonce Taylor, who scored a touchdown in the Longhorns' Rose Bowl win over Southern California, was arrested early Sunday by Bell County sheriff's deputies who said they found about five pounds of marijuana in a backpack in his car.
[SIZE=-2]Taylor[/SIZE]
According to a news release from Sheriff Dan Smith, deputies also found a live 40-caliber round of ammunition in the console of the vehicle.
Taylor, 20, was arrested for possession of marijuana over five pounds, a second-degree felony, punishable by two to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000.
The case was to be reviewed by District Attorney Henry Garza's office Sunday to decide if formal charges would be filed, the sheriff's office said. Taylor remained in the Bell County Jail and would be arraigned Monday.
Taylor had been excused from spring practice in March to focus on academics and had not participated in any team functions since then, Longhorns Mack Brown said in a statement released by the school.
"We are aware of this recent situation and will follow it as the legal system runs its course. At this time, we will not consider reinstating him to the team," Brown said.
It was not immediately clear if Taylor had an attorney.
Ken Oden, an Austin attorney who represented Taylor in a December assault investigation -- Taylor wasn't charged -- told the Austin American-Statesman the player's mother told him about the arrest. Oden said he suggested hiring a lawyer in Bell County.
"She's just trying to figure things out," Oden said.
According to the sheriff, deputies received a report at 1:35 a.m. Sunday of a large fight involving as many as 100 people at a pecan farm in Little River, a community about 40 miles north of Austin.
Deputies also received a call from someone who said they had been at the fight and complained a window on his vehicle had been broken. That caller turned out to be Taylor.
While interviewing Taylor at a convenience store, deputies were told by other officers at the fight scene that Taylor had been involved and had threatened to return with a gun. Taylor was placed in handcuffs.
Taylor told deputies he didn't have a gun and gave them permission to search his vehicle. Deputies reported finding the bullet and the backpack with the marijuana. Deputies said the backpack belonged to Taylor.
Taylor was arrested and his vehicle impounded. Two other individuals with him, who were not named in the report, were released at the scene.
An operator at the sheriff's office said Smith would not have further comment Sunday and that no other information was available.
One of Texas' most versatile players, Taylor scored 15 touchdowns last season, including a 30-yard scoring run in the Rose Bowl, which Texas won 41-38. The win gave Texas its first outright national championship since 1969.
