Ex-Cowboy Newton gets 5 years for drug possession of 213 pounds of marijuana in Louisiana

The Dallas Morning News ^ | December 10, 2002 | The Dallas Morning News Staff

[MeekOneGOP]

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Nate Newton was caught not once, but twice with large amounts of marijuana.

[MeekOneGOP]

Former Dallas Cowboy Nate Newton Arrested for Marijuana (213 pounds!)

[MeekOneGOP]

I'll be good from now on, your honor, honest !!

[Pern]

Mr. Newton's Louisiana arrest came in November 2001, after he and two women were pulled over for a traffic violation on Interstate 10 in St. Martin Parish.

Ah, ole' Sheriff Charles Fuselier got him another evil dope smoker.

I wonder what happened with the 38 lbs. of weed that apparently disappeared between arrest and conviction?

[Freebird Forever]

I wonder what happened with the 38 lbs. of weed that apparently disappeared between arrest and conviction?

213 pounds of marijuana in St. Martin Parish Louisiana.

when authorities stopped him in Ellis County on Dec. 12. They found $10,000 in his red pickup and 175 pounds of marijuana in the trunk of an accompanying car driven by a Garland man.

Dude, Newton was busted twice, in LA & TX. There is no missing dope.

[Gil4]

...38 lbs. of weed that apparently disappeared... // There is no missing dope.

It's too bad the mystery is solved, because I was going to say it looks like he ate it.

[AppyPappy]

Hmmm...obvious glaucoma.

[Ranger Drew]

Ah. You can take the boy out of the ghetto,....but you can't get the ghetto out of the boy.

[PBRSTREETGANG]

213 pounds?

That must be some serious case of glaucoma?

[thoughtomator]

And once again the taxpayers foot the bill for the prosecution and incarceration of someone who poses absolutely no threat to anyone.

[Issaquahking]

Clue, it's about the tax(es). The government was irreparably harmed by the missed revenue. If there is any doubt, think about New York and tobacco.

As far as posing a threat to anyone on an individual basis, that's a whole different argument.

[rintense]

The only think I remember about Nate Newton was that dumb move he made against Miami during a snowy day at Texas Stadium. His dumb 'recovery' of the football and subsequent fumble let Miami win the game. One of the most bonehead things I've ever seen in football.

[Texas2step]

Hi rintense...that was Leon "Big Cat" Lett. Yes, the same guy who recovered a fumble in the Super Bowl against the Buffalo Bills, running for a touch down and started celebrating on the 10 yard line. One of the Bills came up behind him, knocked the football out of his hand, and recovered the ball back for the Bills.

Dallas won anyway, but those are Leon "Big Cat" Lett's two most famous moments.

[Grizzly Bear]

That wasn't Newton. It was the infamous Leon Lett. Another sterling example of a Dallas Cowboy with a drug problem.

[rintense]

Oops! Now who's the bonehead! LOLOLLOLOLOL!

Naturally, I was glad Dallas lost, since I loathe the Cowboys. But it was a really stupid play on Lett's part- almost as bad as the Lions' James Stewart spiking a live ball this weekend. Sheesh.

FYI, I *did* cheer for Dallas for the very first time this year when they played the Redskins on Thanksgiving. I loathe Steve Spurrier even more than the Cowboys.

[Slyfox]

How could he do this to his wife and kids? A friend of my daughter's babysat for him once. Nice family.

[jmc813]

WOD Ping

[philman_36]

How could he do this to his wife and kids?
What did he "do" to his wife and kids? I don't see any crime against them.

[robertpaulsen]

"Judge Don Hernandez initially tried to suspend all but 30 months .."

"He will serve his Louisiana sentence concurrently with the federal sentence (of 30 months)."

If the judge had his way, therefore, ole Nate would not have served one additional day for the new crime. His punishment? A $50K fine.

Prime example of why the feds came up with mandatory minimums.

[Hacksaw]

It was for medicinal purposes.