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Pacman faces felony charge in Georgia
Hearing soon in case of tussle with officers
By JIM WYATT
Staff Writer
With all eyes on Las Vegas, more trouble involving Titans cornerback Pacman Jones surfaced on Wednesday, this time in his home state of Georgia.
Jones is scheduled to appear in Superior Court in Fayetteville, Ga., later this month on charges of obstructing police during an incident last February, according to Fayetteville police chief Steve Heaton.
As news surfaced about that incident, it was also confirmed that Jones was arrested and charged with marijuana possession in March 2006 in the same county, but those charges were dismissed.
Fayetteville is roughly 20 miles south of Atlanta.
Heaton said last night that subpoenas had been issued for Jones in felony and misdemeanor obstruction cases, which are scheduled to be heard within two weeks.
"One of our officers was involved in a traffic stop with him, and after Pacman and others ran into a home, there was a physical altercation between him and the officer, and he was involved in that. He was arrested for that," Heaton said. "I think any time we have somebody who fights with an officer, it is a pretty serious matter."
Counting these two, Jones has been involved in at least 10 off-the-field incidents involving police since he was drafted by the Titans in the first round of the 2005 draft. The most serious is still being investigated: Jones was at the scene of a triple shooting in Las Vegas on Feb. 19, and the co-owner of the strip club where the incident occurred has accused him of being a friend of the shooter, a claim Jones' attorneys deny.
Attorney Worrick Robinson declined to comment on the previously unreported incidents involving Jones on Wednesday. Titans officials could not be reached for comment.
In addition to his home in Franklin, Jones has a home in Fayetteville, where these two incidents took place.
Mike Pruitt of the Fayette County Drug Task Force said Wednesday night that he didn't know the marijuana charges against Jones had been dismissed. Pruitt said a home belonging to Jones was searched last March and that marijuana was found in two rooms after authorities executed a search warrant.
Pruitt said Jones showed up in a sports car as officers arrived at the home, and Pruitt smelled marijuana in the car.
"I asked him why his (Corvette) smelled so bad, and he said, 'We were smoking it on the way down here from Nashville,' " Pruitt said. "Personally, I think the NFL needs to change its drug policy because (players) basically know they are going to get drug-tested.
"I asked him, 'Why do you want to throw your career away for a bunch of marijuana junk?' He said, 'I know when I am going to get drug-tested, so I quit doing it.' It's just crazy.''
Pruitt said county prosecutors had not informed him that the case had been dismissed until he learned the news Wednesday. Today, he said, he plans to find out why.
"I want to know why it was dropped, and why it wasn't discussed with me," Pruitt said. "I want to know why. Is it because of who he is or what?"
According to Heaton, the obstruction charge that is pending stems from a verbal confrontation between police and Jones and some friends who were sitting in a car outside a house around 1 a.m. The area had been under police surveillance because of a number of break-ins in the area, but Jones was not suspected of being involved in those, Heaton said.
When police approached the vehicle, they got into "a verbal altercation which led to a physical confrontation (when) they ran into a home they were sitting outside of," Heaton said. "We had to run in and get them, and there was a physical confrontation with Pacman, and he was charged with the felony obstruction. We had to get physical with him, and he got physical with us.
"I don't know how it's going to all shake out, but we'll find out."
When a person with Jones was later searched at the jail, marijuana was discovered, Heaton said.
Pacman faces felony charge in Georgia
Hearing soon in case of tussle with officers
By JIM WYATT
Staff Writer
With all eyes on Las Vegas, more trouble involving Titans cornerback Pacman Jones surfaced on Wednesday, this time in his home state of Georgia.
Jones is scheduled to appear in Superior Court in Fayetteville, Ga., later this month on charges of obstructing police during an incident last February, according to Fayetteville police chief Steve Heaton.
As news surfaced about that incident, it was also confirmed that Jones was arrested and charged with marijuana possession in March 2006 in the same county, but those charges were dismissed.
Fayetteville is roughly 20 miles south of Atlanta.
Heaton said last night that subpoenas had been issued for Jones in felony and misdemeanor obstruction cases, which are scheduled to be heard within two weeks.
"One of our officers was involved in a traffic stop with him, and after Pacman and others ran into a home, there was a physical altercation between him and the officer, and he was involved in that. He was arrested for that," Heaton said. "I think any time we have somebody who fights with an officer, it is a pretty serious matter."
Counting these two, Jones has been involved in at least 10 off-the-field incidents involving police since he was drafted by the Titans in the first round of the 2005 draft. The most serious is still being investigated: Jones was at the scene of a triple shooting in Las Vegas on Feb. 19, and the co-owner of the strip club where the incident occurred has accused him of being a friend of the shooter, a claim Jones' attorneys deny.
Attorney Worrick Robinson declined to comment on the previously unreported incidents involving Jones on Wednesday. Titans officials could not be reached for comment.
In addition to his home in Franklin, Jones has a home in Fayetteville, where these two incidents took place.
Mike Pruitt of the Fayette County Drug Task Force said Wednesday night that he didn't know the marijuana charges against Jones had been dismissed. Pruitt said a home belonging to Jones was searched last March and that marijuana was found in two rooms after authorities executed a search warrant.
Pruitt said Jones showed up in a sports car as officers arrived at the home, and Pruitt smelled marijuana in the car.
"I asked him why his (Corvette) smelled so bad, and he said, 'We were smoking it on the way down here from Nashville,' " Pruitt said. "Personally, I think the NFL needs to change its drug policy because (players) basically know they are going to get drug-tested.
"I asked him, 'Why do you want to throw your career away for a bunch of marijuana junk?' He said, 'I know when I am going to get drug-tested, so I quit doing it.' It's just crazy.''
Pruitt said county prosecutors had not informed him that the case had been dismissed until he learned the news Wednesday. Today, he said, he plans to find out why.
"I want to know why it was dropped, and why it wasn't discussed with me," Pruitt said. "I want to know why. Is it because of who he is or what?"
According to Heaton, the obstruction charge that is pending stems from a verbal confrontation between police and Jones and some friends who were sitting in a car outside a house around 1 a.m. The area had been under police surveillance because of a number of break-ins in the area, but Jones was not suspected of being involved in those, Heaton said.
When police approached the vehicle, they got into "a verbal altercation which led to a physical confrontation (when) they ran into a home they were sitting outside of," Heaton said. "We had to run in and get them, and there was a physical confrontation with Pacman, and he was charged with the felony obstruction. We had to get physical with him, and he got physical with us.
"I don't know how it's going to all shake out, but we'll find out."
When a person with Jones was later searched at the jail, marijuana was discovered, Heaton said.
