Kingsport, Tennessee has been on the news a lot lately. The recent arrest of two members of a local football team has been a trending topic on Twitter. The Kingsport Times was able to catch up with the two boys and the arrest was the result of a traffic stop. According to the paper, the boys were found with marijuana and were charged with possession of a controlled substance.
This arrest didn’t seem to be related to the football team, but we can’t rule that out either. The two boys are members of two different KSU clubs. One was arrested last year and the other was arrested earlier this year. They were members of the men’s basketball team and the women’s field hockey team, respectively. The arrest comes as part of a larger investigation into a drug trafficking ring that the two men were involved with.
The two boys were charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute. According to The San Diego Union-Tribune, they are also suspected of running a marijuana grow operation. According to a previous story here at Techdirt, the couple used the marijuana as a money-making business; the boys were said to have been buying marijuana from a middleman. They were arrested in late September, just a few weeks after they were charged.
Just like the story last month, here’s a new story from the couple, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports: “Kingsport police said the men were arrested on a warrant in the city Saturday and arrested for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. They were in the process of being booked on a misdemeanor possession charge when officers arrested them.
The story of the arrest is certainly interesting, but it is not surprising.
It’s not clear if Kingsport police actually arrested the two men or are just reporting on them as “arrested.” It would be nice to know for sure, but it would be nice to know if the police are arresting them or just reporting on it.
While the Kingsport Police Department was quick to condemn the marijuana possession charge, they also seemed shocked that the police would be arresting people. I guess the idea of this being such an obvious case of police over-reach is just too much to swallow.
Because of all the drama and controversy surrounding the police, there will be two more videos on the police station’s website. One tells us that the two men have had the possession charge dropped, and the other tells us that the two men have been arrested. I don’t believe this is the first time the police have been caught on camera.
I think the two men arrested were the two men in the car that the officer had stopped. While I think this is odd, it also makes me think that there is a possibility that the two men arrested were the two men in the car.
I dont believe that this is the first time that the police have been caught on camera.
