| Bengals WR Jerome Simpson Pleads Not Guilty To Marijuana Trafficking | Posted By: Sweets
01-30-2012
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| | | Cincinnati Bengals receiver Jerome Simpson has pleaded not guilty to marijuana trafficking. Simpson entered the plea on Monday in Kenton County Circuit Court in Covington. A grand jury indicted the four-year veteran on one count of marijuana trafficking in excess of 8 ounces on Jan. 19. Simpson has been under investigation since September when agents from California tracked a package shipped to his northern Kentucky home. They said it contained 2 1/2 pounds of marijuana, authorities said a search of Simpson's home also turned up 6 more pounds of marijuana, smoking pipes and scales. Source: CBSSports
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