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Callaway Cited for Marijuana Possession

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  • @domcucch1994 said:

    Honestly... This might not be that big of a deal if he doesn't piss hot..

    It's only a misdemeanor.. Now the driving under suspension could warrant a harsher penalty.. but we will see...

    Under the circumstances, I bet Callaway gets fined 3 games without pay if his tests come back negative..

    I don't believe that the NFL hands out discipline for offenses like  Driving Under Suspension.    They care about the Minor Misdemeanor (the 150 fine max charge)  over the 1st degree Misdemeanor (the 6 month in jail  1000 fine max charge)

    Hell....they care more about the dope charge than they do about the fact that the dude was carrying around a lethal weapon: a gun and ammo, apparently

    Sometimes they really have their priorities skewed over draconian matters like dope, or they try to be OH SO politically correct.  They are not however, as often misguided as college football sometimes.   (Why does John Harbaugh still have a job?  He had a player commit domestic violence!)

    @the-gipper said:

    I don't believe that the NFL hands out discipline for offenses like  Driving Under Suspension.    They care about the Minor Misdemeanor (the 150 fine max charge)  over the 1st degree Misdemeanor (the 6 month in jail  1000 fine max charge)

    Sometimes they really have their priorities skewed over draconian matters like dope, or they try to be OH SO politically correct.  They are not however, as often misguided as college football sometimes.   (Why does John Harbaugh still have a job?  He had a player commit domestic violence!)

    Do you think he gets suspended Gip?

  • @the-gipper said:

    I don't believe that the NFL hands out discipline for offenses like  Driving Under Suspension.    They care about the Minor Misdemeanor (the 150 fine max charge)  over the 1st degree Misdemeanor (the 6 month in jail  1000 fine max charge)

    Sometimes they really have their priorities skewed over draconian matters like dope, or they try to be OH SO politically correct.  They are not however, as often misguided as college football sometimes.   (Why does John Harbaugh still have a job?  He had a player commit domestic violence!)

    Do you think he gets suspended Gip?

    @domcucch1994 said:

    Do you think he gets suspended Gip?

    I don't know where he stands in the protocol....or actually what the specific rules there are, but it would not surprise me. 

    But....the hilarious part, as I alluded to above, is that he would get suspended for the least onerous of his offenses.  Not the DUS, not possibly the concealed weapon  (though I don't know that that is what he would be charged with).  The NFL has it priorities screwed up quite a bit.

  • calloway to start tonight

  • sydS syd

    calloway to start tonight

    @syd said:

    calloway to start tonight

    Yep.

    Glad to see him playing. Already beat out Coleman, pretty good for a 4th rounder.

    https://articles.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2018/08/antonio_callaway_preseason_ope.amp

  • so I hear that his license is in good standing I wonder if they made him go pee for them ?

  • @the-gipper said:

    I don't believe that the NFL hands out discipline for offenses like  Driving Under Suspension.    They care about the Minor Misdemeanor (the 150 fine max charge)  over the 1st degree Misdemeanor (the 6 month in jail  1000 fine max charge)

    Sometimes they really have their priorities skewed over draconian matters like dope, or they try to be OH SO politically correct.  They are not however, as often misguided as college football sometimes.   (Why does John Harbaugh still have a job?  He had a player commit domestic violence!)

    Do you think he gets suspended Gip?

    @domcucch1994 said:

    Do you think he gets suspended Gip?

    No matter what Roger thinks (unless he's popped on a drug test) Callaway should appeal any suspension. I cannot compare a single player suspended that fits Calloway..A) Already stage 1 due to combine fail..B)trace of dope under car mat that he can prove was transfer'd from fla. is there dna that say's it's his? C) Gun? he had No Gun..he had a holder,scattered gun parts & bullets in cup holder..D) Have we ever seen a player suspended games for a Suspended license charge? good luck to judge Judy Roger Wapner on this one.. 

  • @domcucch1994 said:

    Do you think he gets suspended Gip?

    No matter what Roger thinks (unless he's popped on a drug test) Callaway should appeal any suspension. I cannot compare a single player suspended that fits Calloway..A) Already stage 1 due to combine fail..B)trace of dope under car mat that he can prove was transfer'd from fla. is there dna that say's it's his? C) Gun? he had No Gun..he had a holder,scattered gun parts & bullets in cup holder..D) Have we ever seen a player suspended games for a Suspended license charge? good luck to judge Judy Roger Wapner on this one.. 

    @gumby73 said:

    No matter what Roger thinks (unless he's popped on a drug test) Callaway should appeal any suspension. I cannot compare a single player suspended that fits Calloway..A) Already stage 1 due to combine fail..B)trace of dope under car mat that he can prove was transfer'd from fla. is there dna that say's it's his? C) Gun? he had No Gun..he had a holder,scattered gun parts & bullets in cup holder..D) Have we ever seen a player suspended games for a Suspended license charge? good luck to judge Judy Roger Wapner on this one.. 

    There is nothing to suspend him for.

    Zombo

  • Punishment

    Ohio imposes the following penalties for violations of its weapons laws:

    • Carrying a concealed weapon without a permit is, in most cases, a first degree misdemeanor, punishable by up to 180 days in jail and a fine of up to $1,000. For more information on sentencing, see Ohio Misdemeanor Crimes by Class and Sentences andOhio Felony Crimes by Class and Sentences.
    • Providing a gun to a child and possession of a weapon in a school safety zone are fifth degree felonies, punishable by six to 12 months in prison and a fine of up to $2,500. Subsequent convictions are punished more severely.
    • Possession of a fake gun is a first degree misdemeanor.
    • Possession of a firearm or explosive by a convicted or indicted felon is a felony of the third degree, punishable by nine months to five years in prison and a fine up to $10,000.
    • Possession of a prohibited weapon is a fifth degree felony.
    • Possession of a firearm in a bar is a felony of the fifth degree if the weapon is openly carried, and a third degree felony if the weapon is concealed.
    • Using or carrying a weapon while intoxicated is a first degree misdemeanor.
    • Defacing a firearm and possession of a defaced firearm are also first degree misdemeanors. Subsequent convictions are punished more severely.
  • There seems to be a lot of legal nuance to Callaway's legal situation:

    Did anyone see the reason his license was allegedly under suspension?    There are multiple reasons for that offense ,  some bad  such that  you will be entering a greater world of pain (see what I did there) if you did that....like being suspended for a DUI, and blatantly driving in spite of it.   Or you can just have some non compliance with some regulatory thing:   like not having paid a reinstatement fee or the like.  Almost universally if it is  a regulatory suspension that can be corrected fairly easily a court will allow you to accomplish that and give you a vastly reduced charge, such as a No O.L.  (no points, no additional suspension....a small fine).  

    B. Some reports are that he had a gun and ammo.  Others that he had like just parts of a gun.   Several questions exist here:  Are "parts" of a gun considered a weapon at all?   If it is a weapon, was where it was?  Can that location considered to be concealed or in the open?  If concealed, did he have a conceal carry permit?  (let's assume he does not, not here in OH). 

    C. He is more dead to right on the MJ possession charge.   The "it must have been put in my care when it was shipped" excuse will not likely  fly. (Also,  does "possession"  even require mens rea?  Possession may actually be a strict liability offense.  By that I mean does there have to be intent for someone to be guilty of a crime.  E.g:  If you are caught going 52 in a 35 there is no "I didn't intend to go that fast"  defense.   Whereas there is a "I didn't intend to killl that person" defense.   There is no "I did not intend to possess that dope" defense.    Now there may be an actual "I did Not possess that dope defense"...i.e.  I am not the one that put the material in my range of reach, and/or I did not even know it was there.  That appears, perhaps to be Callaway's planned defense.    But the success of that, in my view, is a long shot.....unless you really have some evidence, or someone else step forward to claim responsibility for the dope...and yes, that does happen.

  • @domcucch1994 said:

    Honestly... This might not be that big of a deal if he doesn't piss hot..

    It's only a misdemeanor.. Now the driving under suspension could warrant a harsher penalty.. but we will see...

    Under the circumstances, I bet Callaway gets fined 3 games without pay if his tests come back negative..

    I don't believe that the NFL hands out discipline for offenses like  Driving Under Suspension.    They care about the Minor Misdemeanor (the 150 fine max charge)  over the 1st degree Misdemeanor (the 6 month in jail  1000 fine max charge)

    Hell....they care more about the dope charge than they do about the fact that the dude was carrying around a lethal weapon: a gun and ammo, apparently

    Sometimes they really have their priorities skewed over draconian matters like dope, or they try to be OH SO politically correct.  They are not however, as often misguided as college football sometimes.   (Why does John Harbaugh still have a job?  He had a player commit domestic violence!)

    @the-gipper said:

    they care more about the dope charge than they do about the fact that the dude was carrying around a lethal weapon: a gun and ammo, apparently

    My understanding is that it was gun PARTS and ammo.  I don't think it was an actual fire-able gun.  

  • It was a backstrap.  Calling it a gun part is kind of overselling it.  It's to adjust the grip of a pistol and I think most guns come with a few different ones.

  • police report shows nothing about a gun https://www.scribd.com/document/385760107/Antonio-Calloway-Incident-rookie-wide-receiver-for-the-Cleveland-Browns     weed crumbs under seat & was his license valid?  

  • @the-gipper said:

    they care more about the dope charge than they do about the fact that the dude was carrying around a lethal weapon: a gun and ammo, apparently

    My understanding is that it was gun PARTS and ammo.  I don't think it was an actual fire-able gun.  

    @orion said:

    My understanding is that it was gun PARTS and ammo.  I don't think it was an actual fire-able gun.  

    OK, see my previous post.    It can be an issue, legally.     

    But...he was not charged with any gun violation charges...yet, was he?

  • nothing is going to happen to him he will be lining up opposite Gordon come september

  • sydS syd

    nothing is going to happen to him he will be lining up opposite Gordon come september

    @syd said:

    nothing is going to happen to him he will be lining up opposite Gordon come september

    Thank you.

    One of the more overblown stories of recent memory. 

    Let's get Flash, Juice and Cab Calloway on the field at the same time and (finally) wreck this league.

    Z

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    You guys still upset about the pot crumbs and drivers license glitch?

    Z

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    You guys still upset about the pot crumbs and drivers license glitch?

    Z

    Zombo said:

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    You guys still upset about the pot crumbs and drivers license glitch?

    Z

    Very much so. Im getting  to see exactly what we’ll be missing when he gets suspended. 

  • Zombo said:

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    You guys still upset about the pot crumbs and drivers license glitch?

    Z

    Very much so. Im getting  to see exactly what we’ll be missing when he gets suspended. 

    @comeonman said:

    Very much so. Im getting  to see exactly what we’ll be missing when he gets suspended. 

    Suspended for what?

    You need four pot violations before you get suspended, he has one.

    NFL doesnt care about your standing with the DMV or a holster for your legal weapon which is in another state.

    Z

  • @comeonman said:

    Very much so. Im getting  to see exactly what we’ll be missing when he gets suspended. 

    Suspended for what?

    You need four pot violations before you get suspended, he has one.

    NFL doesnt care about your standing with the DMV or a holster for your legal weapon which is in another state.

    Z

    Zombo said:

    Suspended for what?

    You need four pot violations before you get suspended, he has one.

    NFL doesnt care about your standing with the DMV or a holster for your legal weapon which is in another state.

    Z

    I was speaking of, what I believe, is the inevitability of him being suspended. I’m sure he has had many people in his ear about how he was given a chance and needs to stay clean. Then he’s found with pot in his freakin car. I hope he learns from it and that’s the end of it, but............ I’m not holding my breath. 

  • After watching some replays.....I think Callaway can run away from the cops much better than Mayfield.