4 Tennessee Basketball Players were arrested today near the campus for misdemeanor drug and felony weapons possession charges. Tyler Smith (photo left), Brian Williams, Melvin Goins and Cameron Tatum were stopped for speeding around 11:30am.The Knoxville Police Department officer who stopped the vehicle requested K-9 assistance after a cloud of marijuana wafted out of the car, driven by Tatum. Cops and dogs found:
- An open container of alcohol
- Drugs
- And 2 handguns (one with the serial number partially rubbed off)
- And a partridge in a pear tree
“It could not be determined if the driver and passengers were under the influence of marijuana or not, although the strong odor indicated that marijuana had been recently smoked in the car,” the report stated. “Because of this, physical arrests were made instead of misdemeanor citations for the misdemeanor charges.”
“We take these matters very seriously,” UT Coach Bruce Pearl’s statement said. “We are still gathering information. Once the appropriate authorities have provided us with all of the facts, we will act accordingly.”




