Montrezl Harrell’s offseason has taken a turn for the worse as the Charlotte Hornets player was arrested in Kentucky on felony drug charges.
Harrell was arrested on May 12 but the news just now surfaced when Harrell was arraigned on Monday. According to the Charlotte Observer, Harrell was pulled over on a traffic stop and admitted to the officer he had marijuana in his rental car after the cop noticed the smell of pot. In the subsequent search, police found “three pounds of marijuana in vacuum sealed bags” in a backpack and Harrell was charged with trafficking.
In Kentucky, trafficking between eight ounces and five pounds of marijuana is a Class D Felony as Harrell is a first-time offender. If convicted, Harrell could receive one to five years of prison along with a fine between $1,000 and $10,000. Harrell is set to be an unrestricted free agent next month.
Many reacted to Harrell’s arrest and charges on social media. Responses ranged from stating that marijuana should be legal nationwide to being surprised he allegedly had three pounds of marijuana in his car to pointing out that being arrested in Kentucky for marijuana possession is a lot bigger problem compared to other states.
Brother, it is 2022 https://t.co/kxPPj78QH7
— Esfandiar Baraheni (@JustEsBaraheni) June 13, 2022
He did nothing wrong. Screw these laws. https://t.co/E6BLgsU5qa
— Chris Williamson (@CWilliamson44) June 13, 2022
Y’all gotta flip the laws on guns and weed. https://t.co/bUxwBhMWxI
— i. adan (@Imman_Adan) June 13, 2022
Montrezl Harrell found with 3 POUNDS of Weed?? pic.twitter.com/zUP0J8NjAP
— LobToAD (@LakersForDays) June 13, 2022
https://twitter.com/BlayzeGABOI/status/1536496825204723712?s=20&t=CfJzbi7aTNlIVoCqlNKQQA
Marijuana should be legal, this is hardly a crime
— Jason (@Mutilator87) June 14, 2022
They caught Montrezl Harrell packing pounds in the rental with the out of state tags smh
— Geechi 🇩🇴 (@ThatDakari) June 13, 2022
This sentence goes from "ew, imprison him for life" to "bruh who cares" to "ew Kentucky" real fast https://t.co/78MN8n23Iy
— Mike (@100Percent_Mike) June 13, 2022
https://twitter.com/PierceFair89/status/1536496297494323200?s=20&t=CfJzbi7aTNlIVoCqlNKQQA
https://twitter.com/castergunx/status/1536508227042660352?s=20&t=CfJzbi7aTNlIVoCqlNKQQA
I guess it’s easy to take wealth for granted when you’ve had it so long but I will never understand. https://t.co/6oBdu1mGKE
— Bibs (@BibsCorner) June 13, 2022