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Worrick Robinson, attorney for the Tennessee Titans cornerback, claims his client was targeted by a Deputy with an agenda.
Deputy David Hadley "made claims in the past that he was going to pull over Adam Jones the first time he got occasion to, that's exactly what he had been bragging about around other people in Williamson County," Robinson was quoted as saying on the Web site of The Nashville Tennessean.
According to Sheriff Ricky Headley, Hadley saw Jones get into his orange Lamborghini, and subsequently pulled him over due to prior knowledge that Jones didn't have a Tennessee license, the newspaper reported.
Jones did have a valid driver's license from Georgia, but a citizen has to get a new license within 30 days of establishing residence in a new state.
Evidently, Hadley knew that Jones had not done so.
Jones also could not produce proof of insurance and registration, and was cited for those offenses, as well.
Headley also said it was commonly known in his department that Jones didn't have a Tennessee license because Jones presented only a Georgia ID card to police in January when they investigated a robbery at his home.
Robinson said hearsay that Jones didn't have a license did not qualify as the "specific and articulable facts" necessary to initiate a traffic stop, the Tennessean reported.
"The proper protocol was to type Mr. Jones' personal information into a computer, and the computer would have shown that he had a valid driver's license," Robinson was quoted as saying. "Instead (the officer) chose to make a spectacle of the situation and the hearsay proved to be false."
Deputy David Hadley "made claims in the past that he was going to pull over Adam Jones the first time he got occasion to, that's exactly what he had been bragging about around other people in Williamson County," Robinson was quoted as saying on the Web site of The Nashville Tennessean.
According to Sheriff Ricky Headley, Hadley saw Jones get into his orange Lamborghini, and subsequently pulled him over due to prior knowledge that Jones didn't have a Tennessee license, the newspaper reported.
Jones did have a valid driver's license from Georgia, but a citizen has to get a new license within 30 days of establishing residence in a new state.
Evidently, Hadley knew that Jones had not done so.
Jones also could not produce proof of insurance and registration, and was cited for those offenses, as well.
Headley also said it was commonly known in his department that Jones didn't have a Tennessee license because Jones presented only a Georgia ID card to police in January when they investigated a robbery at his home.
Robinson said hearsay that Jones didn't have a license did not qualify as the "specific and articulable facts" necessary to initiate a traffic stop, the Tennessean reported.
"The proper protocol was to type Mr. Jones' personal information into a computer, and the computer would have shown that he had a valid driver's license," Robinson was quoted as saying. "Instead (the officer) chose to make a spectacle of the situation and the hearsay proved to be false."
