WVU Football Player Sentenced on Drug Charge
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Posted: 11:46 AM Sep 9, 2008
WVU Football Player Sentenced on Drug Charge
Senior linebacker John Holmes was sentenced Monday in Monongalia County Circuit Court after pleading guilty to misdemeanor marijuana possession.
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - A West Virginia University football player has been sentenced to two years of probation for drug possession.

Senior linebacker John Holmes was sentenced Monday in Monongalia County Circuit Court after pleading guilty to misdemeanor marijuana possession. The judge suspended a six-month jail sentence pending completion of his probation, which includes community service and random drug testing.

Holmes and teammates Ed Collington and James Ingram were arrested in February after officers found marijuana during a traffic stop. All three were kicked off the team, but Holmes was reinstated.

Ingram, a former defensive lineman, awaits sentencing after pleading guilty to possession of and conspiracy to possess marijuana. The case against Collington, a former running back, is pending.


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Posted by: wvufan on Sep 10, 2008 at 10:29 AM

So that's why our defense sucks now! The stupid cops are causing us to lose them! So what they got high during off season after they won the bowl game after their coach deserted them! WOOPIE! It's just a little weed, at least they weren't making meth!
Posted by: mo on Sep 10, 2008 at 02:29 AM

I agree anonymous...wvu should have standards....and to rick...im sorry man the huntington police target the wrong people....this is unamerican
Posted by: Anonymous on Sep 9, 2008 at 04:51 PM

Why was Holmes not kicked off the team?
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