Gainesville Police arrested former Gators football player Deonte Antwon Thompson early Saturday morning after officers found marijuana in the car he was riding in.
Officers arrested 25-year-old Thompson on charges of possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia, according to an arrest report.
At about midnight, Thompson was riding in car police stopped for not having its headlights on, according to the report.
When the driver pulled over at the 1300 block of East University Avenue, the officer noticed the smell of weed, according to the report. A records check revealed the driver’s license was revoked.
Officers searched and found a jar in a Gucci backpack, which contained four plastic bags filled with about 30 grams of marijuana, according to the report.
Thompson said he owned the bag and described its other contents but said the marijuana wasn’t his, according to the report. The driver and another passenger said the weed was theirs. The passenger said he owned the bag but couldn’t describe its contents, according to the report. All three were taken to the Alachua County Jail.
Thompson was booked at about 1 a.m. and released the same day after meeting a $7,000 bond.
[A version of this story ran on page 3 on 2/24/2014 under the headline "Gator football alum arrested"]
