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Jets’ Mike Goodson indicted on weapons charge

Published November 7, 2013 10:22 AM
Mike Goodson

FILE - In this May 30, 2013, file photo, New York Jets running back Mike Goodson towels off sweat during NFL football practice in Florham Park, N.J. The Jets reported for training camp without Goodson. The running back, who is facing serious legal issues, was placed on the reserve-did not report list as the players arrived for training camp at SUNY Cortland on Thursday, July 25, 2013. Goodson, signed as a free agent in the offseason, was arrested on drug and weapons possession charges in May along with a friend in New Jersey. The case was sent to a grand jury last month. It was not immediately certain if Goodson’s absence was related to his legal situation. (AP Photo/Rich Schultz, File)

AP

Jets running back Mike Goodson has been indicted on a charge that he possessed firearms and illegal ammunition, the prosecutor’s office in Morris, New Jersey, announced today.

The indictment stems from the May 17 incident in which New Jersey State Police found Goodson and Garant Evans, who was also indicted, in a car that had a Taurus .45 caliber handgun loaded with a hollow point bullet.

Goodson was indicted on charges of second degree unlawful possession of a weapon and fourth degree prohibited weapons and devices.

Following the arrest the Jets kept Goodson away for most of the offseason, and he was suspended for the first four games of the season. When he finally made his Jets debut in October he played well, but he was lost for the season to a knee injury in his second game.