Posted on 02/02/2007 3:41:36 AM PST by 7thson
Two sons of Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid are under investigation -- one suspected of pointing a gun at a motorist, the other accused hours later of possessing drug paraphernalia after a car accident.
Britt Reid was questioned by police after a man matching his description in a sport-utility vehicle registered to Andy Reid and his wife brandished a weapon at another driver during an argument the morning of Jan. 30.
Authorities served a search warrant later Jan. 30 at the home the 21-year-old shares with his parents in suburban Philadelphia. Police said they found a shotgun and a handgun, along with containers of white powder or residue from the vehicle.
No charges have been filed, but police gave the following account:
A man matching Britt Reid's description got out of a sport-utility vehicle and yelled at another motorist, then returned to his SUV and pulled out a handgun. He then pointed the gun directly at the other driver, smiled and took off, but the other motorist took down his license plate number.
From the vehicle, police recovered a shotgun, ammunition, a container holding eight clear baggies with white residue, a container with white powder, four small white pills, and a pharmacy bottle holding a green leafy substance, according to a list obtained by The Associated Press.
A pistol and ammunition also were seized from the house.
Andy Reid was on vacation and not at home at the time of the search. He returned home Jan. 31.
On the same day as the alleged road-rage incident, Britt Reid's older brother, Garrett, was found with drug paraphernalia after his sport-utility vehicle collided with another vehicle in nearby Plymouth Township, said the township's deputy police chief, Joseph F. Lawrence.
Lawrence said Garrett Reid was taken to a hospital for toxicology tests, but the results were not yet available. The case remains under investigation, and no charges have been filed.
Andy Reid did not have any immediate comment, Eagles spokesman Derek Boyko said.
William J. Winning, a lawyer representing Garrett and Britt Reid, released a statement in which he declined to comment on the specifics of the investigation.
"We are fully cooperating with law enforcement officials in that regard and will continue to do so," Winning said. "Until these matters are resolved, however, neither the Reid family or I will have any further comment and we ask that the privacy of the Reid family be respected."
Prosecutors said they could not comment on the investigations.
The T.O. stench lingers.
Most of us would be facing arraignment today... after paying $5000.00 bail.
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