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Ex-NFL player Travis Henry arrested in alleged cocaine deal
Former Denver Broncos running back Travis Henry has been arrested after an alleged cocaine deal, the Drug Enforcement Administration said...
DENVER — Former Denver Broncos running back Travis Henry has been arrested after an alleged cocaine deal, the Drug Enforcement Administration said Wednesday.
Henry and James Mack were arrested a day earlier after the two met to buy cocaine from a person who was cooperating with authorities, according to an arrest-warrant affidavit.
Mack and Henry were in federal custody on suspicion of knowingly and intentionally conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine. They were advised of charges Wednesday. A preliminary hearing and detention hearing were scheduled for Monday.
The case has its roots in Montana, where a trooper and DEA agent stopped a car that was carrying six pounds of marijuana and about three kilograms of cocaine on Sept. 16, the affidavit said.
A passenger in the car, whose name was not disclosed, told authorities Mack and Henry had supplied him with the drugs, which he was supposed to deliver to customers in Billings. The man said he was supposed to be paid $5,000 for delivering the drugs and transporting $63,600 in sales proceeds to Henry, according to the affidavit.
The affidavit indicated that separately, the passenger and another customer in Billings already owed Henry about $40,000 in drug proceeds. The passenger told authorities Henry had threatened him and his family over the debt.
The passenger agreed to cooperate with authorities and set up a drug deal Tuesday with Henry that led to the arrests of Mack and Henry.
Henry was released by the Broncos on June 2.
Henry signed a $22.5 million, five-year deal with Denver before the 2007 season.
If convicted as charged, Henry and Mack face up to life in prison and a $4 million fine.
Notes
• Patriots coach Bill Belichick denied the claim by Raiders owner Al Davis that New England had a workout with Randy Moss before obtaining him in a trade with Oakland. Davis accused the Patriots of tampering, which Belichick dismissed.
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• The New Orleans Saints brought back Joey Harrington as their third quarterback.
• Redskins cornerback Byron Westbrook said he would be surprised if his running-back brother, Brian, played for Philadelphia against Washington on Sunday. "The ankle injury is more serious than what the Eagles put out," Byron said.
• Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is still nursing a sprained right shoulder and performed only a few handoffs before leaving practice. Green Bay placed defensive end Cullen Jenkins on injured reserve because of a chest injury.
• Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer handed off during practice but didn't participate in plays that called for a pass, part of the plan to help his sore elbow heal.
• Milt Davis, an All-Pro defensive back who helped the Baltimore Colts win two NFL championships in the 1950s, has died of cancer in Oregon. He was 79.
• Tony Mandarich, who was drafted No. 2 overall in the 1989 draft, says in an interview on "Inside the NFL" he was addicted to alcohol and painkillers the entire time he played for the Green Bay Packers. Mandarich, 42, also admits for the first time he used anabolic steroids while he played at Michigan State. He has a book coming out but says he will not be implicating others.
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