Newly acquired Brooklyn Net Kenneth Faried was busted for marijuana possession during a weekend sobriety checkpoint on Long Island, according to reports.
The 28-year-old — nicknamed “The Manimal” — was arrested on the Montauk Highway in Bridgehampton at 1:30 a.m. Sunday, according to the tweets below:
Southampton Police Department tells me that Kenneth Faried was arrested and charged with criminal possession of marijuana, a misdemeanor, this past weekend in Bridgehampton.
— Anthony Puccio (@APOOCH) August 21, 2018
Faried was the rear passenger of a vehicle that was stopped during a sobriety checkpoint and was found to be in possession of more than two ounces of marijuana.
Money was seized as well and he was released on $500 bail.
— Anthony Puccio (@APOOCH) August 21, 2018
Here is his mugshot via TMZ:
The Nets released a statement to TMZ Sports, saying, “We are aware of the situation involving Kenneth Faried and are in the process of gathering more information at this time.”
Faried spent 7 seasons with the Denver Nuggets before being traded to the Brooklyn Nets in July. He earned the nickname “The Manimal” from his physical style of play. I bet he wishes he was still in the Mile High city.
