WKU linebacker Mobley arrested on campus on charge of trafficking marijuana
Published 10:33 am Tuesday, September 8, 2015
- Der'Quione Mobley
Western Kentucky redshirt freshman linebacker Der’Quione Mobley was arrested Monday night on campus and charged with trafficking a controlled substance within 1,000 feet of a school.
WKU police arrested Mobley, 19, at 7:13 p.m. after an officer responded to a complaint of people smoking marijuana in the area of Minton Hall, an on-campus dormitory, according to a police report.
The officer made contact with Mobley and two other subjects, one of whom was also arrested and is not a WKU student-athlete, in the area of Preston Center and Poland Hall, according to the report.
The subjects “stated they had been smoking marijuana near Southwest Hall,” according to the report, and Mobley and another subject stated they had marijuana in their backpacks. They consented to a search of their bags.
Mobley’s bag contained a mason jar with 1.25 ounces of marijuana inside. The other subject’s bag contained a mason jar with 1.14 ounces of marijuana, a digital scale, “Apple brand plastic baggies,” and $325 in cash.
Mobley was booked at Warren County Regional Jail at 7:28 p.m. Monday and was being held on a $6,000 bond as of this morning. A court date has not been set. The trafficking charge is a Class D felony.
The 6-foot-1, 225-pound linebacker attended WKU last year but became eligible for the Hilltoppers this season. He did not play in last week’s season opener at Vanderbilt.
“We are aware of the situation and currently gathering more information at this time,” WKU spokesman Kyle Neaves said.
The Louisville native starred at Central High School, where he had 98 tackles as a senior in 2013.