DA Drops Charges For Holmes
June 11th, 2009 by Rick
Prosecutors in Pittsburgh dropped the misdemeanor marijuana charges against Pittsburgh Steelers Wide Receiver, Santonio Holmes on Wednesday.
Back in October 23rd of last year, Holmes had been pulled over by Pittsburgh cops looking for a car that matched his. Complying at the time, Holmes gave the police his mobile marijuana stash (three blunts) as evidence.
He wasn’t arraigned until April 30th and his lawyers planned to question the constitutionality of the traffic stop. Prosecutors agreed, when Holmes’ attorney said the scope of the search warrant was not extensive enough for the police to conduct a traffic stop on him, which in turn violated his rights.
Wide Receiver Catches Weed Misdemeanor
April 30th, 2009 by Russ
Pittsburgh Steelers’ star receiver, Santonio Holmes, was arraigned Tuesday for possessing three blunts that he offered as evidence to officers during a traffic stop last October.
Apparently, the Pittsburgh police officers were looking for ‘real criminals’ when they came upon Holmes’ car. Unfortunately, the NFL star matched police’s description of a suspicious-looking “large black man driving a fancy car.” In the surprise of the century, Holmes’ lawyer is challenging the constitutionality of the traffic stop.
Holmes, who was last year’s Superbowl MVP, said that he “learned a lot” from his one game suspension following the weed arrest. One thing he’s sure to have learned is that ‘driving while black’ is still a crime in some parts of the country.
Santonio Eludes DBs, but Cops Smelled Him Coming
October 24th, 2008 by Alex
Oh man, this is good news for me. Considering I’m a diehard NY Giants fan, and my team is playing the Steelers on Sunday, Santonio Holmes couldn’t have had better timing to get pulled over with marijuana.
Coach Mike Tomlin has already placed the 3rd year wide receiver on the ‘inactive list,’ which means no fade routes or slot duty for the 2nd leading receiver in Pittsburgh.
With that said, he handled the stop really well. Santonio admitted to police that he had smoked in his SUV that day before, but was not impaired when he got pulled over. He handed the pot to the officers, and was released with a summons and a court date.
Unfortunately, Holmes has had some prior legal issues, so let’s hope this minor infraction can get swept under the rug quickly … right after they lose to the Giants.
