UPDATED: DGB's "Friends" Had A Pound Of Pot.

SUNDAY UPDATE

Green-Beckham's adoptive father, Joe Beckham, said in a text-message statement released to the Springfield News-Leader and St. Louis Post-Dispatch that the receiver's family is "very confident" the incident will not result in any charges filed against Green-Beckham. Missouri team spokesman Chad Moller, in a text, said the team is "aware of the situation and working to learn more."

Missouri athletic department policy dictates that an athlete who is charged with a felony is suspended from team activities until the case is resolved. A felony conviction leads to dismissal.



(Original Story)

BEHIND THE STRIPES
Missouri WR Dorial Green-Beckham arrested

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By DAVID MORRISON
Saturday, January 11, 2014

Police found about a pound of marijuana and other drug paraphernalia during the Friday night traffic stop that led to the arrest of Missouri sophomore wideout Dorial Green-Beckham and two others, according to a Springfield Police Department release.

Green-Beckham, 20, John W. McDaniel, 22, and Patrick W. Prouty, 20, were arrested and booked into the Greene County Jail on suspicion of distribution of a controlled substance, according to the release.

The stop was made, police said, after the arresting officer noticed the license plate tab on the 1999 Jeep Cherokee, driven by McDaniel, had expired.

When the officer approached the car, "he could smell an odor of marijuana inside the vehicle," the release said.

All three men were booked at the Greene County Jail on Friday night and released Saturday morning, "pending further investigation and the laboratory testing of physical evidence."

Possession of that amount of a controlled substance with intent to distribute constitutes a felony, if charged as such. No formal charges have been filed in the case.

The release said the case is still under investigation and "no further details will be released at this time."

A copy of Green-Beckham's booking photo from the Greene County Sheriff's website says the wideout was held without bond.

A Greene County Jail staffer told the Maneater, an MU student paper, that Green-Beckham's release "probably means he wasn't involved with what they thought he was involved in."

Missouri team spokesman Chad Moller, in a text, said the team is "aware of the situation and working to learn more."

Missouri athletic department policy dictates that an athlete who is charged with a felony is suspended from team activities until the case is resolved, and conviction of a felony leads to dismissal from the team.

Green-Beckham, along with teammates Levi Copelin and Torey Boozer, was arrested outside Memorial Stadium on suspicion of possession of less than 35 grams of marijuana in October 2012, during his true freshman season. He was suspended from the Tigers' 19-15 loss to Vanderbilt on Oct. 6.

There are approximately 450 grams in a pound.

All three later pleaded guilty to amended city trespassing violations.

The 6-foot-6, 225-pound Green-Beckham was one of the top recruits in the nation coming out of Springfield Hillcrest High School in 2012, and he started living up to the billing this past season.

Green-Beckham led the Tigers with 59 catches and 12 touchdown receptions, and finished second to L'Damian Washington with 883 receiving yards. He became the first player in Missouri history to catch four touchdowns in a game against Kentucky on Nov. 9.

With the graduations of Washington and fellow senior Marcus Lucas, Green-Beckham is expected to be a focal point of the Missouri offense next season.

Green-Beckham offered a response, of sorts, to the allegations in a series of two tweets Saturday night.

"People judge before knowing what happen," Green-Beckham tweeted. "Let's not judge me for what happen and don't saying anything to me to try to bring me down.

"You don't phase me."