Mizzou freshman Terry Beckner Jr. arrested for marijuana possession
Missouri freshman Terry Beckner Jr. was arrested by University of Missouri police in Columbia on the night of January 20, 2016, after a traffic stop found marijuana in his car. He was booked for misdemeanor possession of 35 grams or less and suspended indefinitely from the football team.
Missouri freshman defensive tackle Terry Beckner Jr. was arrested by MUPD on
Wednesday night during a traffic stop in Columbia.[1]An officer stopped
Beckner’s car on Conley Avenue at 9:34 p.m. after seeing it driven without
headlights on.[2]
During the stop officers smelled marijuana coming from the vehicle and found a
clear plastic Ziploc-style bag containing marijuana after searching the car.[2]Beckner was taken to the University of Missouri Police Department, where he
was booked and processed before being released on summons.[2]Police recorded
the case as possession of 35 grams or less of marijuana.[2]
The charge was described as a misdemeanor.[1]After the arrest Missouri coach
Barry Odom suspended Beckner indefinitely and said he will face team
disciplinary measures.[3]In his first season at Missouri he had started five
games and recorded three sacks before tearing the ACL and MCL in his right knee.[2]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
No measured marijuana weight was published, only the charge threshold of 35 grams or less, so no kg figure is recorded.
The incident date of January 20, 2016 is inferred from Wednesday night and January 21 publication; no separate incident date was stated.
No court outcome beyond booking and release on summons was reported.
The two nominated candidate reports could not be opened in this read-only harness because tracker tools and report files were unavailable; their slugs indicate Colorado events distinct from this Missouri arrest.
A man was arrested at the Sierra Blanca checkpoint in Texas after a K-9 alert led to the discovery of marijuana and three firearms, one reported stolen. The driver, held on an active warrant, was turned over to local authorities for extradition.
Passenger Jamaal Parker was arrested on November 10, 2026, after a wrong-way vehicle pursuit ended in a crash in Hamilton County, Tennessee. Sheriff's deputies reported finding 4 pounds (1.81 kilograms) of concentrated marijuana (THC) valued at over $13,000 and two loaded handguns in his backpack.
Patrick Wayne Gaylor, 40, was arrested on Maple Avenue near East 6th Street in Rome, Georgia, after police stopped his vehicle over an improperly restrained five-year-old child and found marijuana. He was charged with marijuana possession, a child safety restraint violation, and a parole violation.
Palo Alto County sheriff's deputies arrested 37-year-old Baley Dietrich and 18-year-old Landen Dietrich, both of Graettinger, after a disturbance call on the morning of 9 November 2026. Both were charged with first-offense marijuana possession and possession of drug paraphernalia and were booked into the Palo Alto County Jail to await initial appearances.
