Marshall Henderson, Ole Miss Star, Had At Least Two Other Run-Ins With Police Before Being Suspended By Team For Drug Possession

Ole Miss star basketball player Marshall Henderson had at least two previous run-ins with Oxford, Miss. police prior to the May 4 stop that resulted in his indefinite suspension from the team, according to USA Today Sports.

Police allegedly found trace amounts of both cocaine and marijuana in Henderson’s vehicle during an incident that began when he was pulled over for speeding. In the official police report obtained by USA Today, officer Shane Fortner noted Henderson handed the marijuana over to officers and claimed they were the only illegal drugs in the vehicle. Officers then called in a K-9 unit and drug-sniffing dogs alerted police to the presence of cocaine.

Prior to that, Henderson was stopped on April 27 for playing loud music and not wearing a seat belt. The newspaper reports in that incident officer Jacob Abel had to threaten to take Henderson to jail after he turned his music up just as loud as he pulled away after receiving citations for noise violations and failure to have proof of liability insurance.

On April 4, just two days before the Final Four was played in Atlanta, officer Cody Pruitt engaged Henderson after receiving a noise complaint at an apartment where he answered the front door.

Despite the numerous incidents, Oxford police chief Joey East told USA Today officers never took him into custody because he was always “very cooperative.” Police also noted the amount of cocaine retrieved from him was less than one-tenth gram and legally not enough to prosecute.

Henderson led the Southeastern Conference in scoring, averaging 20.1 points a game as he helped the Rebels win the SEC tournament and reach the NCAA tournament for the first time in more than a decade.

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