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Georgia Southern QB Shai Werts college career is currently put on hold after he tried talk his way out of being arrested in bizarre fashion.
According to The George-Anne, the police got in a bit of stand-off with Werts who initially did not want to be pulled over until he reached town because he felt unsafe.
Via The George-Anne
According to the police report, Werts was initially pulled over for a speeding violation before a white powder was discovered on the vehicle. When the officer attempted to pull Werts over for a stop, he kept driving because of the dark area.
“The driver of the vehicle had contacted 911 and advised he was not pulling over until he had reached further into town with lights as it was unsafe,” the report states.
When the police finally pulled Werts over they discovered a white powder on the hood of his car. Werts tried to convince the cops that the powder was just bird poop but the police confirmed it was cocaine when they tested it.
After reaching town, Werts was arrested for speeding and read his Miranda Rights. He was asked about the white powder on the hood of his vehicle.
The officer “tested the white powder substance on the hood with a cocaine kit and it did test positive with two kits in two different places of the hood of the car.”
Werts stated it was bird poop that he tried to clean at the beginning of the week at the local car wash.
“Everything about him and inside his vehicle made him appear as a clean person but the hood of his car was out of place,” the report states.
Werts and teammate Quan Griffin have since been suspended by the team pending an investigation into the arrests.
Not a good start. @chadlunsford announces prior to first @GSAthletics_FB practice that Shai Werts and Quan Griffin have been suspended after arrests @WJCLNews pic.twitter.com/5lP2WtbObt
— Frank Sulkowski WJCL (@TheBigGuyWJCL) August 2, 2019
H/T Total Pro Sports