Arizona receiver Samajie Grant cited on DUI suspicion
Nov 30, 2014, 12:57 AM | Updated: 6:02 pm
According to a report by the Arizona Daily Star, Arizona Wildcats wide receiver Samajie Grant was cited by Tucson police on suspicion of driving under the influence early Saturday morning after the Wildcats beat rival Arizona State in the Territorial Cup 42-35.
Grant, a sophomore from Compton, Calif., will not start in Friday’s Pac-12 Championship game against Oregon, according to Arizona head coach Rich Rodriguez.
“We were notified earlier today of an issue involving Samajie Grant. After communicating with Samajie, local law enforcement and our athletics administration, we’ve decided that the appropriate form of action is to make sure Samajie receives counseling and takes part in community-service activities,” Rodriguez said. “We’re disappointed in Samajie’s decision-making, but we expect this to be an isolated incident and he won’t be starting in the Pac-12 Championship game.”
According to the Daily Star, Grant failed a field sobriety test after being pulled over by a deputy.
The deputy reportedly conducted a traffic stop after he observed a vehicle with the license plate lights not working and observed behavior of a possibly impaired driver and then noted seven people in the vehicle, as well as the smell of marijuana.
The Daily Star reported that according to Pima County Sheriff’s Department spokesman Tom Peine, “after failing the field sobriety test, probable cause was found to cite and release Grant for driving under the influence of drugs, minor in possession of spirituous liquor, person under 21 in physical control of a motor vehicle with spirituous liquor, and driving without a valid operator’s license.”
The vehicle was impounded because Grant didn’t have a driver’s license.
Grant reportedly was cooperative with police.
