Arkansas Co-Captain Faces Felony Charges

Defensive tackle Jermaine Brooks, an Arkansas co-captain, was kicked off the team Wednesday after he was arrested on charges he sold and possessed 10 1/2 pounds of marijuana in his off-campus apartment in Fayetteville, Ark.

Brooks, 22, from Pasadena, was charged with felonies alleging drug possession, drug distribution and simultaneous possession of several rifles and handguns. Officers found $16,841 in Brooks’ apartment and also arrested a woman, Auburn Celeste Williams, 21.

A prosecutor said Brooks, if convicted of simultaneous possession of drugs and a gun, could be punished by life in prison, although that would be rare in a marijuana case. Brooks was released on $7,500 bond and his arraignment was scheduled for Nov. 18.

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