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Former professional ball player arrested in raid Saturday, August 06, 2005 By JEFF AMY Staff Reporter Former professional football player Ralph Lahquan Staten was arrested early Friday by Mobile County sheriff's deputies on charges of cocaine trafficking and possession of marijuana. Staten, 30, was arrested after deputies raided a trailer in a mobile home park at 5530 Natchez Highway in Wilmer. Deputies found powdered and crack cocaine totaling a little more than two ounces and a "small amount" of marijuana, according to Christina Bowersox, spokeswoman for the Sheriff's Department. Deputies also seized a handgun and two vehicles. Staten was an all-state player at Mary G. Montgomery High School before signing as a linebacker with the University of Alabama in 1993. Staten was suspended by coach Gene Stallings for breaking team rules, but was also chosen as an all-SEC player. He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the seventh round of the 1997 NFL draft and played two seasons. After being released, he played with the Mobile Seagulls of the Indoor Professional Football League and from 2000 to 2002 in the Canadian Football League. While a member of the Ravens, Staten was arrested when a 9 mm semiautomatic handgun was found in his car after he failed to negotiate a curve and struck a guardrail. In a previous incident, Staten was charged with drunken driving when his car collided with another in Baltimore County. Staten was arrested on similar drug charges in a 2004 traffic stop but was never prosecuted, according to court records. He was being held in Mobile County Metro Jail Friday pending a Monday bond hearing. Bowersox said deputies were investigating to see whether other people are involved. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail for Mobile Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Check email on your mobile phone. http://mobile.yahoo.com/learn/mail _______________________________________________ RollTideFan - The University of Alabama Athletics E-mail Discussion List Welcome to RollTideFan - Wear a Cup! To unsubscribe or make changes to your subscription, please visit http://rolltidefan.net/mailman/listinfo/rtf_rolltidefan.net
