College football star arrested on marijuana charges in Florida

College football star arrested on marijuana charges in Florida

2011-01-25 04:52:05 GMT+7 (ICT)

GAINSVILLE, FLORIDA (BNO NEWS) -- Gainesville Police Department (GPD) on Monday announced that Janoris Jenkins, football star of the University of Florida (UF), was arrested on marijuana charges over the weekend.

According to the St. Petersburg Times, UF senior cornerback Jenkins was arrested on early Saturday at a local night club after being caught with a bag of marijuana. He received a citation on Monday.

Jenkins, 22, was at the Status Nightclub in Gainesville. At about 12:50 a.m. local time, he was found rolling a marijuana cigarette in the restroom of the club during a routine patrol by GPD.

Law enforcement agents also found a small, clear bag containing less than 20 grams of cannabis. He was arrested but the <deleted> cornerback signed a notice to appear and was released.

The college star was charged with possession of marijuana, a misdemeanor offense. He is due to appear on court on February 17. The University of Florida has not commented on the issue.

This is the second arrest of Jenkins since joining the Florida Gators' football program. In May 2009, the defensive player was arrested for resisting arrest following a fight outside a Gainesville night club.

He alleged that he was defending himself as he believed that someone was attempting to steal a chain he was wearing around his neck. He was charged with affray for resisting arrest without violence.

He signed a deferred prosecution agreement and his record has since been cleared of the charge. The affray charge was dropped as there was not enough evidence against the player.

Jenkins recently announced that he will return to <deleted> for his senior season after declining entering the National Football league (NFL) Draft in order to become a professional player.

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