Campbell Arrested In Georgia
By Viking Update Staff
Date: Feb 26, 2005
Vikings wide receiver Kelly Campbell was arrested Thursday in Georgia on charges of possession of a stolen handgun and a half ounce of marijuana.
With the Vikings wide receiver corps thinned permanently with the trade of Randy Moss, Kelly Campbell may have done his part to add to the thinning process.
Campbell, a player who has found himself in and out of Mike Tice's doghouse because of his over-the-top personality, was arrested in Atlanta and charged with possession of a stolen handgun and marijuana possession.
According to police records, Campbell passed three cars by going into an oncoming traffic lane and was pulled over by police. The officer claimed a strong smell of marijuana came out of Campbell's 2003 Denali when he lowered the window.
A search discovered a handgun that had been reported stolen and 16 grams of marijuana. Campbell posted a personal bond and was released.
Asked for comment at the Combine, Tice declined to give a statement pending hearing the particulars of the incident.
