Initially hit with four misdemeanor charges, including two drug-related, following a traffic stop over the weekend, Ohio State running back Bri’onte Dunn will instead be looking at much lighter charges.
Cantonrep.com reports that after a police investigation of the incident, Dunn will only face a charge of disorderly conduct, a seat belt violation and a tail light violation. He previously faced possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia charges.
Below is a statement from Alliance City Law Director Andrew Zumbar:
“Based upon the content of all the evidence reviewed, I made the decision to authorize the minor misdemeanor disorderly conduct instead of the drug possession because throughout the entire (traffic) stop Bri’onte Dunn is consistent and denies the paraphernalia and the small amount marijuana are his. The paraphernalia was not found on him.”
The review of the incident included police reports, supplemental narratives from other officers, witness statements and a 30-minute police video. The initial report of the incident states Dunn, who was driving a car registered in his mother’s name and carrying a female passenger, was pulled over by police when he almost ran a blinking red light, nearly striking a patrol car. When stopped, police found a marijuana pipe and less than 200 grams of pot.
However, Dunn’s mother arrived at the scene and said the marijuana was already present in the vehicle before Dunn used the car.
Dunn’s short-term fate with Ohio State is still TBD, but having the drug charges dropped was huge for him.
Gosh Mom, who owns the stuff then? Is the Mom going to be charged with the illegal stuff? Mommy to the rescue.
Like THAT defense has never been used before!
Wish it had worked for ME!!!
I don’t ask for special treatment, just the treatment of a Buckeye.
Great role model Mom!
Seems fishy, but it works. You can’t charge someone with a crime when someone else comes forward and admits to it. Obviously if he had the marijuana on his actual persons, it wouldn’t have mattered what she said. But it was his mom’s car and she said it wasn’t his, tell me what law enforcement is supposed to do to Bri`onte?
@polegojim
wow man, that sucks, you got nailed for a crime even though someone came forward and vouched to it? I would try and get that expunged from my records…
Well, it didn’t take long for Urban Meyer to work his corruption, er magic, with local cops.
@granada – yes, because Urban has SOOOO much control of the Alliance PD! Easy utterance but not even remotely close to the facts! Thanks for playing the Stupidity Game – you’re the grand prize winner thus far!
Classic! Sorry officer, it’s my moms pot…
LEGALIZE!
Momma! You gots the take the fall on this one if I’m gonna have any chance at making some money in four years! Well nfl money anyway.
@dk It wasn’t the cops, it was the law director that lowered the charges. The law director is an elected official in Alliance, a politician. Good politics to drop charges to help the Bucks keep a player at a position they are very thin at to start the year. I wonder if it is standard to have charges lowered, or dropped in Alliance if you continually maintain your innocence and/or blame someone else? Somehow I doubt it.
With the law director (love the title…) being an elected public official and member of a political party, I would put money down that he has met the people who lobby on the University’s behalf, and the University board of trustees. I am sure one of these folks wasn’t above making a phone call and asking the law director how his election campaign was going. Just saying……
@taking – I could care less whether this director wants to put his career on the line to let Dunn off – that is certainly his choice. What I am addressing is the ignorant statement that Urban and/or OSU called up this town and applied pressure to do so.
Dk, spoken like a true homer.
Not a chance Urban had anything to do with the revised charges.
No way, no how.
In today’s climate, ESP w bird-dogged teams like OSU/USC/PSU, what you see is what you get, nothing hidden.
OMG….Did Urban’s wife come to the rescue? Or was that someone from the Ohio State Compliance Office showing up and flexing their muscles….what a JOKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
for the idiots who do not comprehend geography…Alliance is over 130 miles from osu campus. meyer might be unethical…but it would take a lot of power to “grease up” the alliance pd from that far away. osu bashers should at leadt do their homework before they make themselves look stupid. damn michigan grads!
@granada – spoken like a true idiot!
Cleveland…ur joking right? Ur saying Ohio states influence doesn’t stretch 2 hours away in the state of Ohio? Good one. This is super sketchy and this “law director” certainly did what was best for tOSU. This stuff happens at every school. Quit being so self righteous
Great! Now have him take a drug test. If he passes no problem, if not reinstate charges.
Situation sounds way to Sweatervest to be left without challenge.
yes, i am saying that. alliance is home to mount union…d3 national champs i dont know how many times. osu doesn’t even exist in alliance! so you rhetoric is weak and pointless my friend. trust me, i wrnt to school there. you my friend have been owned. on your way sir. dont let the door hit you where the good lord split you!
Let him pee in a cup and we will find out if he hitting the bong or not, if not, then fine, if he is hot, he is off the team, forfeit the scholarship, this team needs good people then good players.
In Ohio its only a $150 dollar ticket. You people go after potheads like they’re heroin junkies or crackheads. You straightlaced fascists in training need to go. Frikkin hippocrates
takingbovadasmoney;Not only is Alliance 150 miles away, politics surely was not involved and the Alliance Law Director would not have made a deal with the OSU Athletic director or the OSU Dean because they are purely liberal. Andrew Zumbar is a conservative and would not compromise his principals to save a football player. & if Mr Zumbar had enough evidence he would make an example of the freshman