Packers defensive tackle Johnny Jolly has been indicted for felony drug possession, the Green Bay Press-Gazette is reporting.
Jolly was arrested in July in Houston, his home town, for possession of at least 200 grams of codeine. He posted $10,000 bond and has been ordered to submit to weekly drug monitoring and been given a curfew. He is expected to appear in court tomorrow.
Packers spokesman Aaron Popkey told the Press-Gazette that the team is aware of the indictment and that Jolly was excused from practice Monday for “personal reasons.” Tuesday is the players’ day off.
Jolly has started all seven games for the Packers this season. His 2007 season was cut short by a shoulder injury.
PACKERS' JOLLY INDICTED FOR DRUG POSSESSION
Posted by Michael David Smith on October 27, 2008, 8:36 PM EST
32 Responses to “PACKERS' JOLLY INDICTED FOR DRUG POSSESSION”
Purple drank. YEAH BABY!
hank williams jr is an imbreed.
Hey Shaun, it’s “inbred”…Takes one to know one…
codiene? Man with the money you have that is the best you could get? how bout at the least moving up to coDONE ya know ms. lortab? Your a disgrace to the rest of the drug addicts.
hahha..holy shit..he is imbred..
What’s wrong with getting your Jollys off?
Gotta love that NFL consistency. Pat and Kevin Williams are looking at four-game suspensions for trying to keep their weight down, yet this fat drug-running bastard has not a worry in the world.
Then again, he’s a Packer. There could be videotaped footage of him doing lines of coke off of a stripper’s ass while wearing his uniform and singing “Go, Pack, Go.” Nothing would happen.
Let see the Steelers gave Holmes 1 game for a few blunts. 4 Games from the Pack for Jolly?
Packer fan here….Yeah, he’s a dumba@@. Its a shame…
As much as it pains me to say it, Jolly deserves to be suspended for at least two games for conduct detrimental to the team. He doesn’t have a history of being a turd, and didn’t test positive for banned or illegal substances so 4 games is a bit much, but 1 game is too little. 2 sounds about right.
2 games for felony possession of almost half a pound of a schedule II narcotic? Do you realize that he’s looking at a max of 20 years in prison?
This case is bogus, imo. First of all, it was just stuff “in the car.” There were four other guys in the car. But they pin it all on Jolly, because he was the “driver.” But there was no driver. They were parked.
It’s also based on the pretext that 1: Four black guys in a car, outside a club is suspicious, and 2: Police detecting the “odor of codeine.” According to my “experts” at http://www.drugwar.com CODEINE HAS NO ODOR.
Get a good lawyer, Jolly. You’ll walk.
Jolly’s a dumbass for putting himself in this position, but he walks, plain and simple.
Oh yeah, people keep saying, “IF YOU’RE IN THE DRIVER SEAT, THEY CAN BUST YOU.” You people need to get better lawyers.
http://www.lawyerdude.s5.com/buzz.html
Successful demurrer. “Sleepin’ aint driving.”
SpartaChris…funny it “pains me” he he he. I get it, Jolly/pain med. Good one. But…I do believe the quanity of the substance he’s accused of possessing may fall under “illegal substances”, and last time I checked,US law overrides NFL substance abuse policy.
Well, if he gets convicted, then he deserves the time he’ll get and any league punishment he’ll get. Until then, since he doesn’t have a history of playing for the Cowboys, errr, being a turd, 2 games is more than fair if the league or the Packers want to take any preemptive action.
“This case is bogus, imo. First of all, it was just stuff “in the car.” There were four other guys in the car. But they pin it all on Jolly, because he was the “driver.” But there was no driver. They were parked.”
Yeah I remember kinda the same thing hapening to Michael Irvin. 4 people in the room, but it was HIS cocaine.
Packer fans should be disqualified from sitting on any jury LMAO
“since he doesn’t have a history of playing for the Cowboys, errr, being a turd”
Ahhh the Packers have had plenty of their own turds. No need to go looking at another team for them. I mean it just ain’t the Packers unless they have at least one wife-beater on the roster.
Vox, I like that idea. I’ve been trying to get out of jury duty myself.
YO, VOX, I may be a Packers fan, but I know the law.
Yeah, he was a dumbass, but he walks.
You got to love the Viking fans weighing in on this one, their fat DT’s are taking banned substances so the NFL rules are pretty clear on that but this is a weak case so let’s see how it unfolds before we all rush to judgement and convict the guy on press reports.
“Packer fans should be disqualified from sitting on any jury LMAO”
You could call it the Mark Chmura rule!
It’s not even gonna make it to trial, Nerdmann. Plea deal, if Jolly’s lawyer is smart.
Those guys happened to be sitting in a parking lot known for drug and weapons violations blasting music… which is enough reason for cops to check them out.
When cops asked if there were any weapons in the car, somebody said yes. That’s probable cause to search the vehicle. Cops stating that they smelled the odor of codeine isn’t really an issue because it wasn’t the reason that cops searched the vehicle in the first place. They likely smelled the cough syrup solution that contained the codeine.
A weapon was found and an occupant of the vehicle was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm. Another occupant was busted with a sack of weed in his pocket. Jolly wasn’t charged as the “driver”, he was charged as the “owner of the vehicle”. That’s more than enough to nail him for possession.
Supposedly there were several cups of that crap ready to go so it’s not outside the realm of possibility that he could be charged with intent to distribute. You know, catch partiers coming out of the club and offer them a cup of “drank” for $5 or whatever. Don’t know if a jury would buy that, though. A jury could conclude that they were just drinking the stuff themselves, but “at least 200 grams” is an awful lot of codeine. I believe that one gram is the max daily prescribed dosage.
“let’s see how it unfolds before we all rush to judgement and convict the guy on press reports. ”
You should follow your own advice, Jimmy.
“I hoping it ends up a felony conviction with Goodell imposing a season long suspension. ” – JimmySmith, commenting on Giants’ cornerback Geoffrey Pope
“Who is the knucklehead, the guy who throws $84,000 into the air? The guy who brought the gun to the strip club? The guy who threw the first punch? (according to some reports, all three are the same person, your distingished Mr. Pacman Jones)” – JimmySmith
Hypocrite much, JimmySmith?
Vox is dead-on. Any attorney with half a brain (I’m an attorney with half a brain) can see there was probable cause, multiple criminal violations, and more than enough basis to indict the dope. This isn’t a Vikes-Pack opinion — I post the same way whether the player is a Viking, a Cheeser or a Cowboy. What drives me nuts are the fan apologists for these players, with the Cheesers being the worst. And if the Williams boys were dumb enough to take a supplement without confirming the contents or if it was on the approved list, they should be suspended — those are the rules. However, it would be a little too ironic that a guy holding, and potentially distributing a narcotic, is suspended a lesser amount.
Vox, you have way too much time on your hands, is your blow up doll in for some much needed repair work?
The guy is still not yet convicted in a court of law, if that makes me a hypocrite, so be it.
PacMan is still a punk, the Cowgirls still haven’t won a playoff game in the past decade and you need to find something else to do your time, really, for your own sake, find a meaningful hobby.
LOL Jimmy gets punked,so he resorts to insults. I see you like to dish it out, but can’t take too much. Fitting.
Must be a Cowgirl fan, or maybe Vox’s secret boyfriend.
Get a life.
“The guy is still not yet convicted in a court of law, if that makes me a hypocrite, so be it. ”
That’s not what makes you a hypocrite. You make you a hypocrite.
Bet you wouldn’t have the same point of view if it was your little sister that Jolly was plying with almost half a pound of a schedule II narcotic. Wait, you probably would… it’s obvious that the Packers are all that’s good and light in your world. And you have the nads to tell someone ELSE to get a life…
Couple things on this, folks:
1. In many states, you can be charged with operating a vehicle (while intoxicated) for simply “manipulating[any of] the controls” -So if you decide NOT to drive home on a cold winter night, and instead, just turn on the ignition, and turn the heater on to keep warm-you could be “operating” -for the purposes of this issue.
2. Texas charges the “driver” with constructive possession. Anything that any passenger brings into the car, the driver is liable for.
3. There is talk of this being some street “drink” which is mixed with soda, or something else. If that is the case, then we have to wonder if this was 200 grams PURE, or was that the total weight? (200 grams would be around 60% of a can of soda, in liquid weight)
-So… as one poster attempted to suggest that the two Vikings Williams linemen, were reportedly taking a drug simply to lose weight, (you are supposed to know what you are putting into your body…)
-Jolly might not have even been putting this into his body. Some of the facts suggest that the LOVELY Houston cops, who many have learned to love… if you hate the constitution…
Might have charged Jolly at worst for OWB -(Operating While Black)