Prosecutors drop expenses towards Timberwolves’ Taurean Prince stemming from August drug arrest

Minnesota Timberwolves ahead Taurean Prince won’t face any expenses stemming from drug arrest in Texas earlier this 12 months, TMZ sports activities discovered.

Throughout a site visitors cease in Might, police found that Prince had two weapons, a vape pen cannister and marijuana in his car. The 28-year-old was arrested in August after check outcomes on the cannister had been returned.

Court docket paperwork revealed a grand jury’s choice to not cost the NBA participant with possession of a managed substance. Prosecutors then dismissed the gun expenses after the grand jury’s choice.

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Authorities stated Prince was driving with an expired registration when he was pulled over on Might 19. Prince did alert officers that two weapons had been within the automobile, police confirmed. 

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The previous Baylor standout was then instructed to step out of the car, and officers stated a vape pen was discovered throughout their seek for the weapons. The marijuana was then discovered as soon as authorities carried out an prolonged search.

The vape pen was then despatched in to be examined. After the outcomes had been returned, police obtained a warrant for Prince’s arrest. He was taken into custody in Miami in August.

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Shortly after Prince’s arrest, the Timberwolves launched a press release saying, “We’re conscious of the alleged report concerning Taurean Prince and are within the means of gathering extra info.”

Prince’s authorized representatives claimed the officers weren’t approved to conduct a car search.

“The costs had been dropped as a result of the search was clearly unlawful,” Prince’s lawyer, Kent Schaffer, stated in a press release to TMZ. “On high of that, carrying a gun is authorized in Texas, if not inspired, and the quantity of marijuana alleged to be within the car was most likely lower than a usable amount.”

Neither Prince nor Timberwolves’ officers have commented on the dismissal of the costs.

Prince was drafted within the first spherical of the 2016 NBA Draft. He has performed for Minnesota since 2021 and has appeared in 15 video games this season.

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