According to reports, freshman defensive back at Alabama, Tony Mitchell, was arrested last week when police say he attempted to evade arrest fleeing at speeds of upwards of 140 mph.
Authorities say Mitchell admitted to trying to evade arrest clocking in at 141 mph after police attempted to initiate a traffic stop when they clocked him going 78 mph in a 55 mph zone. Mitchell said the passenger, Christopher Lewis told him to "punch it" in an attempt to flee. Police eventually caught up with the black Dodge Challenger where they discovered $7,000 in cash and 226 grams of marijuana, in addition to a concealed firearm.
Mitchell and Lewis were each charged with possession of marijuana and intent to sell and/or distribute, while Lewis was also charged with carrying a concealed firearm without a permit.
Alabama football Nick Saban has since announced that Mitchell is suspended from the team. “Everybody’s got an opportunity to make choices and decisions,” Saban said. “There’s no such thing as being in the wrong place at the wrong time.”
Saban continued, “You’ve got to be responsible for who you’re with, who you’re around and what you do; who you associate yourself and the situations that you put yourself in. It is what it is, but there is cause and effect when you make choices and decisions that put you in bad situations.”
Source: Nypost.com
