Mississippi State assistant coach’s house the scene of heroin (and live chicken) bust

Police in the Pittsburgh area arrested two men as part of a drug bust Sunday night in the home of Mississippi State cornerbacks coach Deshea Townsend. According to the team over on Pro Football Talk, police seized 1,500 bricks of heroin (75,000 stamped bags), 16 firearms, more than $100,000 in cash and jewelry, two luxury vehicles, Cuban cigars and a live chicken.

At this time there is no indication Townsend is actually connected to the drug bust other than owning the home the contents were seized. The names of the two men arrested are Price Montgomery and James Perrin. Their connection to Townsend, at this time, is unconfirmed. Townsend joined the Mississippi State coaching staff in 2013.

We will just have to wait for more details on this incident, especially when it comes to the live chicken.

UPDATE (6:48 p.m.): Mississippi State has released a statement confirming Townsend’s only connection to this incident is through owning the house. Below is the entire statement as provided through email;

“Deshea Townsend has learned that arrests occurred at a property titled in his name in the Mount Washington area of Pittsburgh. Although Coach Townsend has not been associated with the Pittsburgh Steelers since 2010, he continues to own investment property in the Pittsburgh area. The property in question was the subject of a lease purchase agreement executed in March 2012. Neither individuals arrested were signatories to the March 2012 lease agreement. Coach Townsend employs a rental agent to conduct his affairs regarding this property and in no way is associated with the activities that may have occurred at a property rented by him to others.”

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