Four TN. basketball players arrested for gun, drugs www.privateofficer.com
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Jan 1 2010
By: Brett Davis/Staff
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A traffic infraction has landed four Tennessee basketball players, including starting senior forward Tyler Smith, in jail overnight.
Police said that all of the men are facing felony gun and misdemeanor drug charges.
A Knoxville Police Department spokesperson said the 23-year-old Smith, 22-year-old junior point guard Melvin Goins, 22-year-old junior center Brian Williams and 21-year-old sophomore guard Cameron Tatum were arrested during a Friday morning traffic stop near the Tennessee campus.
During the traffic stop, officers smelled marijuana coming from the car and found a handgun with an altered serial number, a bag of marijuana and an open container of alcohol. Police said that Tatum was driving.
All four were arrested and brought to the county jail to be booked.
Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl said in a statement that the team takes such matters seriously.
Pearl said officials are still gathering information from authorities.
There was no word on bond amounts for any of the arrested players.
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