Jaguars' Matt Jones arrested on drug charge, caught with cocaine

Jaguars' Matt Jones arrested on drug charge, caught with cocaine Yet another NFL player arrested, this time it was Matt Jones, the Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver. According to police reports, Matt Jones was booked early Thursday on a felony drug charges in Arkansas, after the cops found him cutting what appears to be cocaine inside a car. Mat Jones and two other men were inside a parked Toyota 4Runner in the early hours on Thursday and when an officer approached the vehicle he saw the Jaguars' WR cutting up white powder in his lap. The policeman drew out his gun ordering Jones out of the car, after the wide receiver did not immediately show his hands. Police say they found a jar with possible marijuana residue inside the car and a plastic bag of what was likely cocaine. According to the police, Matt Jones admitted he had cocaine. The other two occupants of the SUV were also booked, both on misdemeanor drug charges. "We're trying to investigate that now. We don't have all the facts. We will comment on that once we have all the facts," Jacksonville Jaguars owner Wayne Weaver was quoted.

Published on 07/10/2008