Co-Lin football coach, player charged with possession of marijuana
Published 12:55 pm Tuesday, October 4, 2016
A Copiah-Lincoln Community College football coach and one of the Wolfpack players were arrested after being caught in a car with marijuana, according to authorities.
Safeties coach James Scales III, 7707 Summit Ridge Road, Summit, North Carolina, was arrested at 8:05 a.m. today after police pulled him over on Lester Furr Road in Wesson for a traffic violation and found him in possession of marijuana.
Wesson Police Chief Chad O’Quinn said Scales, 24, was charged with possession of marijuana in a motor vehicle. Scales’ bond was set at $500.
Erick Grossley, 19, 526 Solomon Road, Greenville, was in the car with Scales at the time. Grossley, a freshman tight end on the team, was also charged with possession of marijuana in a motor vehicle, O’Quinn said.
Both men bonded out and are set to appear in court on Oct. 27.