REPORT: Buckeyes Ex Damon Arnette Arrested on Drug and Weapons Charges
Former Ohio State defensive back Damon Arnette was arrested and charged with possession of less than a gram of methamphetamine and unlawful carrying of a firearm on Jan. 6, according to a report from NFL insider Ian Rapoport.
The incident reportedly occurred in Richardson, TX, which is a suburb of his birth home in Dallas.
Arnette's legal counsel issued a statement in regard to the incident, denying the report.
"Legal counsel for Mr. Arnette, stated that the recent report that he was arrested for possession of methamphetamines and firearms is simply incorrect," the statement said. "Our client, at the time of the stop, was unable to provide law enforcement with his prescription for a lawful medication. The arrest was predicated on Mr. Arnette being unable to prove the medication was prescribed, had he been able to do so at the time of the stop, there would have been no arrest for either the controlled substance or the firearms. Our offices are working with the local law enforcement to rectify this matter before any charges are brought by the District Attorney’s Office."
This isn’t the first time that Arnette, who was a first-round pick of the Las Vegas Raiders in the 2020 NFL Draft, has been had issue with authorities.
Arnette was arrested for possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, and driving on a suspended license in late July of 2023 in Miami.
He was also accused of causing injury in a hit-and-run accident in October of 2022, then allegedly berated an employee at a casino after he lost his receipt for valet parking in November of that same year.
Arnette was released by the Raiders later that month after he appeared in a TikTok video brandishing multiple firearms and making death threats toward an unspecified person.
After spending the final month of the season on the Miami Dolphins practice squad, he signed a reserve/future contract with the Kansas City Chiefs in January.
The Chiefs released Arnette just nine days later after he was arrested in Las Vegas and charged with two counts of assault with a deadly weapon, two counts of illegal drug possession, and one count of carrying a concealed weapon without a permit.
Arnette later pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault and the drawing of a deadly weapon in August of 2023.
He has not played in an NFL game since 2021.