Four Utah State athletes cited over marijuana; all charges later dropped
Logan police cited four Utah State University athletes, including quarterback Jordan Love, with misdemeanour marijuana possession after officers smelled the drug in a student flat in December 2019. All four were released at the scene, and prosecutors dropped the marijuana charges against the three football players in January 2020.
🇺🇸 Millennial Towers Student Housing, 657 E. 1000 North, Logan, Utah · Utah, United States
Logan City police went to Millennial Towers Student Housing, at 657 E. 1000
North just west of Maverik Stadium, at 11:32 p.m. on 14 December 2019 after a
call about several people smoking marijuana in a student flat.[1]Officers
could smell marijuana and found several people smoking in a room, and a seventh
person was found hiding in a nearby bedroom.[1]Police found no drugs or drug
paraphernalia at the scene, but the smell gave probable cause; the people
refused consent to a urine test until officers obtained a warrant, and the tests
showed marijuana in their systems.[2]
All were cited and released at the scene, with none arrested.[1]Quarterback
Jordan Love, wide receiver Sean Carter, running back Gerold Bright and track
athlete Elani Rice were charged on Tuesday, 17 December 2019 with possession of
a controlled substance, marijuana or spice, a class B misdemeanor.[3]The
fourth person cited was Elani Rice, an athlete on the university’s track and
field team, who was also cited for underage alcohol possession.[1]Utah State
University said citations had been issued and that its student conduct and
athletics procedures would be followed.[3]
All four were cited on 17 December and their arraignment was set for 30
December.[4]A lawyer for Love said initial reports were wrong to say he had
been arrested, and that no marijuana or other illegal substances were recovered
at the scene.[2]
Photos and video
Composite of Utah State quarterback Jordan Love, wide receiver Sean Carter and running back Gerold Bright published with the report on their marijuana possession charges. Photos: Utah State UniversityPhoto details
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Agency
Logan City Police Department
Agency type
Police
Activity
Possession, Use
Setting
Home
Charge
possession of a controlled substance, marijuana or spice, a class B misdemeanor
Force
No force reported
Region
Utah
Sources
KSL.comksl.com3 Utah State football players cleared to play in bowl game after marijuana charges
FOX 13 (KSTU)fox13now.comJordan Love and two other Utah State football players charged with marijuana possession
KUTVkutv.com3 USU football players charged with marijuana possession
ESPNespn.comQB Jordan Love among three Utah State players cited for pot
Open questions the AI reported
No cannabis quantity was reported: officers found no drugs or paraphernalia at the scene and the case rested on the smell and positive urine tests.
KUTV reported three people charged, while KSL.com, FOX 13, ESPN and The Salt Lake Tribune reported four, counting track athlete Elani Rice; the report uses four.
The charges are listed as possession of a controlled substance, marijuana or spice, in court records, so a synthetic substance cannot be wholly excluded, though every account describes the case as marijuana possession.
Utah State took no announced disciplinary action; its student-athlete handbook left first-offence penalties to the head coach.
None of the four was booked, so no arrest count is recorded; the citations and the January court action are the enforcement steps.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in The Salt Lake Tribune: Prosecutors asked a judge to drop Love's charge and it was dismissed on Thursday, 23 January 2020, because the deputy county attorney did not feel there was enough evidence to prove possession beyond a reasonable doubt.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in The Salt Lake Tribune: The marijuana possession charges against Bright and Carter were also dismissed, and prosecutors declined to file that charge against Rice, who still faced a misdemeanour underage drinking case.
Left out acquitted, as its quotation was not found in The Salt Lake Tribune.
Left out case stage, as its only supporting source is not cited by the report's text.
Left out charged, as its only supporting source is not cited by the report's text.
Left out released, as its only supporting source is not cited by the report's text.
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