#Nate newton marijuana pro#

'I don't even want to speculate on this,' Shapiro said. Shapiro said he's not quite sure what Newton's latest arrest could mean to his Louisiana case and vice-versa. Peritz had no information on what prompted DEA agents to the two vehicles.ĭeputies did not indicate that the three men put up any resistance, Peritz said.Īlso charged are Charles Deaundra Howard, 25, from Garland and Bruce Freeman-Canady, 30, from Jacksonville, Fla. 'By the time the deputies determined they were actually federal agents, they caught up to the vehicles and stopped them just inside Ellis County, as they left Dallas County,' Peritz said. I have no reason not to believe I'm not representing him now.'ĭrug Enforcement Administration agents Wednesday flagged down Dallas County officers on I-635 in Dallas to ask for help in stopping the two vehicles, according to Peritz. 'I've represented him in everything he's ever been involved in before. 'I don't know why I'm not hearing from him,' Shapiro said. Newton's lawyer in the Louisiana case, Howard Shapiro, said Wednesday night he hadn't been contacted by Newton and didn't know the circumstances surrounding the latest charges.

In November on Interstate 10, about 110 miles west of New Orleans, authorities said Newton was driving the van that allegedly was weaving across the road when it was stopped. In the Louisiana case, Newton was released on $100,000 on bond on a state charge of suspicion of possessing marijuana with intent to distribute. Martin Parish, La., involved more than 200 pounds of marijuana. Newton, 39, of East Ellijay, Ga., and the other two men were charged with possession with intent to distribute marijuana, a federal charge, Peritz said.Ī Nov. He said he did not know a breakdown of who was in which vehicle or in which vehicle or vehicles the marijuana was found.

#Nate newton marijuana pro#

Newton's arrest was the second in less than six weeks for the offensive lineman, who retired from pro football after the 1999 season.Īt least 175 pounds of marijuana was found when officers stopped the two vehicles Wednesday afternoon on southbound Interstate 45 near Palmer, Peritz said. (I have just passed through the area.) But I know that the I-10 stretch east of Lafayette, LA is not the place for a Black man to be caught for anything- PERIOD! Then again East Elijay, GA or anyplace in the north Georgia mountains is not a place that a Black man should be stopped for doing something crazy either.ĭALLAS - Former Dallas Cowboy Nate Newton and two other men were arrested Wednesday on felony drug charges after two vehicles were stopped in Ellis County, the Dallas County Sheriff's Department said.Īll three remained in the Lew Sterrett Justice Center late Wednesday, pending action by federal prosecutors, said spokesman Don Peritz.

I do not know too much about Ellis County, Texas. The 39-year-old Newton worked last year as a commentator on ESPN radio and more recently was an analyst for some BET television college football broadcasts. He retired last year after a season with Carolina. He spent 14 seasons in the NFL, 13 with Dallas. Newton is a six-time Pro Bowl offensive lineman who helped Dallas win three Super Bowls. Further details of the arrest were not immediately disclosed. Peritz said Drug Enforcement Administration agents flagged down Dallas County officers on a highway Wednesday to seek help stopping two vehicles that were traveling together. He was released on $100,000 bond on charges of suspicion of possessing marijuana with intent to distribute. 4, Newton was arrested in Louisiana after police said they found 213 pounds of marijuana in a van he was driving.

Newton, facing a federal charge of possession with intent to distribute marijuana, was being held at the Lew Sterrett Justice Center pending action by prosecutors, Dallas County Sheriff's Department spokesman Don Peritz said. 12) - Former Dallas Cowboys lineman Nate Newton was arrested Wednesday on charges of carrying at least 175 pounds of marijuana, his second such arrest in six weeks. Newton Arrested Again With Large Amount of DrugsĭALLAS (Dec.