The good news for Falcons defensive tackle Jonathan Babineaux? Felony marijuana charges, including a charge of possession with intent to deliver, has been reduced by prosecutors to three misdemeanor possession counts.
The better news? By pleading no contest to one, the other two will be suspended and not prosecuted if Babineaux successfully completes a one-year probation period.
The bad news? He likely can expect at least a one-game suspension without pay, and possibly a one-game fine on top of it.
According to Alex Marvez of FOXSports.com, Babineaux entered the plea on Monday.
Recently, the league suspended Seahawks linebacker Leroy Hill for one game without pay, and the league imposed a one-game fine on top of the suspension.
Babineaux was arrested in December 2009, after police found three bags of marijuana in his car. Three years ago, Babineaux was arrested for felony animal cruelty. Though the charges were dismissed, it’s possible that the NFL will regard the mere filing of the charges as an aggravating factor when deciding the specific amount of the discipline to be imposed.
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Lock him up and throw away the key! I mean come on… It’s marijuana! Mine as well be murder.
legalize it!
Sounds like him and Vick are the beginnings of a new league!
Dangerous road he is traveling down. Hope he can get it together.
I’m pleading no contest to marijuana right now!!!
So he could afford some fat sacks. It’s not believable that someone of his financial stature would need to use his car to deliver bags of weed; fear of the draconian punishment that awaited him was effective motivation for him to sign the paper. He has to learn to how be cooler about this in the future.
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Absolutely. The laws are the problem, not the people.
Jonathan Doobineaux?
Let’s hope it’s just a one gamer, we need him. Let’s hope that game is against the Steelers. With Big Ben and Colon out, and Leftwich behind center, it should counteract the loss.