(AP) — Kentucky has
dismissed senior defensive end/linebacker Jason Hatcher from the team following
his arrest early Monday for marijuana possession and speeding in Franklin
County.
The arrest
report states a sheriff's deputy clocked Hatcher's Chevrolet going 81
mph in a 70 mph zone on eastbound Interstate 64 and pulled him over at 12:55
a.m. Monday just west of Frankfort. The report added that the deputy noticed a
strong odor of marijuana and that Hatcher tried to conceal some of the drug in
his pants. A search found a "large quantity" of marijuana in
Hatcher's car.
Hatcher was
booked and later released from the Franklin County Regional Jail for
trafficking in less than five pounds of marijuana, tampering with evidence and
speeding. Coach Mark Stoops dismissed the Wildcats' seventh-leading tackler
(39) Monday.
