NBA forward Michael Beasley arrested after 3 joints found in Scottsdale stop
Scottsdale police arrested Phoenix Suns forward Michael Beasley early on 6 August 2013 after an officer smelled marijuana during a traffic stop and found three suspected marijuana cigarettes in his car. He was booked, released and cited for investigation of felony marijuana possession and possession of drug paraphernalia; formal charges were to wait for laboratory results.
🇺🇸 Scottsdale and McCormick Roads, Scottsdale, Arizona · United States
Phoenix Suns forward Michael Beasley was arrested early on 6 August 2013 after
Scottsdale police stopped his car on a traffic violation near Scottsdale and
McCormick roads.[1]The officer smelled marijuana coming from the car and a
search of the driver’s area recovered three cigarettes suspected to contain
marijuana, described in another account as three joints.[2]
Scottsdale police said the marijuana was impounded, Beasley was booked and he
was released from custody.[1]He was released after being cited for
investigation of one felony count each of marijuana possession and possession of
drug paraphernalia.[2]Police said they would await laboratory results before
formal charges were filed.[3]
Phoenix New Times noted that marijuana possession is a felony in Arizona, which
made the stop his most serious run-in with police.[1]The Phoenix Suns said
they had no comment on the arrest.[3]USA TODAY Sports reported that Beasley
was arrested on suspicion of marijuana possession and released from custody.[4]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
1
Charged
1
Agency
Scottsdale Police Department (SPD)
Agency type
Police
Activity
Possession
Setting
Vehicle
Charges
possession of marijuana (felony); possession of drug paraphernalia
No weight for the marijuana was reported; the only quantity is three suspected marijuana cigarettes or joints.
Accounts differ on charging language: ESPN says he was cited for investigation of two felony counts, while Scottsdale police said he was booked pending charges and USA TODAY reported no formal charges had been brought.
No court outcome or resolution of the case was found in the opened sources.
The marijuana was described as suspected until laboratory tests, so its identification was not confirmed at the time of the reports.
No photo of the stop, the car or the marijuana was published with these accounts; a headshot of Beasley is a portrait of the person and is not listed as media.
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