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Terry McCormick, Nashville City Paper's lead sportswriter covering the Titans, is doing his homework, today.

About a year too late.

Don't feel too badly, Terry, not even the Titans brass were aware of the 'slight' felonious incident in Fayetteville, Georgia, Pac's old hometown just south of Atlanta; this situation happened February 6, 2006, and is reported today by Cindy Moley of the Fayette Daily News:

"He was charged with one felony count obstruction of officers, and two misdemeanor charges of obstruction of officers, according to Lt. Beverly Trainor of the Fayetteville Police Department.
Police reports indicate that Jones and Lewis James Kuffour of Valdosta, were sitting in a car outside a house on Argonne Drive on Feb. 6, 2006 around 1 a.m. when police approached the car and asked them to leave.

"We had been watching the area because of a number of thefts and burglaries that had been taking place," said Trainor.

"One of our officers were performing a security check of Argonne Forrest, and noticed a car parked in the roadway for a few minutes," Trainor said.
"The officer asked them to leave, and it ended in a fight with the police," said Trainor.

The police report states that Jones "did willingful hinder this officer."

Police reports also state that "when Kuffuor was searched in the jail, the jail staff located marijuana in a plastic bag in the offenders small front pocket. The roach was located in the ashtray in the back seat area of the car."

State court records also shows that Jones was arrested and charged with marijuana possession in Fayette County in March 2006, but those charges were nol prossed.[sic]"

Something in this litany of Pac's Problems is the giant "Screw Authority" theme. It seems to me that the maryjane problems should have a mellowing effect on Pac, you know; blow that joint, and just be caalm, dude....dunno.

"On the marijuana charges, Mike Pruitt of the Fayette County Drug Task Force said Jones had "just pulled into his neighborhood from Tennessee as officers were executing a search warrant on Jones' home.
"He pulled in with his Corvette smelling like marijuana," Pruitt said.
"I asked him why it smelled like marijuana and he said 'I've been smoking."' "He was arrested for marijuana possession."

Jeeze, Pac, smoking the stuff is bad enough, given the amount of money you stand to lose once the Titans cut your butt, but doing so in your car, while driving, and with the window up? WTF? Does subtely not come into your understanding? Where does he get these tendancies to be so moronical? From the NCP:

"In the other incident, according to Capt. Mike Pruitt, head of the Fayette County Drug Task Force, Jones was also arrested — along with his mother, Deborah Jones — and charged with misdemeanor marijuana possession in an April 14, 2006, incident in Fayette County. However, that charge was dismissed and declared non-prosecuted by the solicitor general, according to the Fayette Daily News."

Did I just read "ALONG WITH HIS MOTHER, DEBORAH JONES"....I think I did. Explains why, I suppose, he got off on these charges...'But, Officer, my mom said it was OK! And, I'll give you an autographed football, and what's left of this roach...'

From Mike (I don't know how to do hyperlinks to my posts) Florio on PFT, yesterday:

"POSTED 9:45 a.m. EST; UPDATED 10:20 a.m. EST, February 28, 2007

RAIN MAN "OUT OF DAMN CONTROL"

How bad have things gotten for Titans cornerback Rain Man Jones? Members of his family are now publicly declaring that he is out of control.

Or, as the case may be, "out of damn control."

Says his uncle, Robert "Qbert" Jones: "Everybody tries to talk to him. I do. His mother talks to him, his grandparents talk to him. . . . I don't know, I just think he is out of control. I've told him I think he is out of damn control, but he doesn't want to hear it. I hate to say things on the negative because I want to see him do good. But it is hard to see him keep getting involved in stuff like this."

Uh-oh. If Uncle Robert doesn't pipe down, Uncle Robert might end up getting a cap in his ass.

"I have told him about trying to be in the right place at the right time so much instead of always being in the wrong place at the wrong time, and it kind of goes on deaf ears," Robert Jones said. "All I want you to do is understand you are putting yourself in bad situations, and putting the Titans in bad situations.' I understand he is young and he wants to have fun and all, but sometimes he has to take into consideration the places he's at and the things he's doing."

Says Rain Man's grandfather, Claude Jones: "We are all worried about his future because it gives a bad impression of him, the things happening. Overall, he just seems to be hanging with the wrong people. The hangers-on just seem to keep staying around him and bringing him down.''

But Uncle Robert thinks that, despite the hangers-on, Rain Man isn't helping his situation. "Pacman just draws attention to himself with the way he carries himself. He goes into clubs with six cats that call themselves 'security.' Well, what kind of attention do you think that's going get? He doesn't need all that. They know he's there, but he has all these cats surrounding him like he's the Buddha or somebody."

(Oh, crap. Just when we were getting used to calling him "Rain Man," another viable nickname emerges.)

In all seriousness (okay, in some seriousness), we think it's great that Rain Man has male family members who are trying to keep him on the straight and narrow. But where were those guys when he was swinging pool cues in Morgantown or doing all of the other stuff he's gotten in trouble for before that fateful February night at a Vegas strip club? Rain Man hasn't turned turdish out of the blue; we get the feeling he's been out of damn control for a long time, and that this is just the first time that anyone has put a microphone in front of the men who should have been slapping him upside the head a long time ago."

Bottom line: Pacman is facing no telling what kind of charges in Las Vegas; he's facing trial this month in Fayette County Superior Court on felonious obstruction charges; and the Nashville Media has belatedly shaken off the PacMan/Titans glow of invincibility. Not having played that game in the Arcade Days, I can't remember whether or not that little round head with the big mouth had a 'shield'; but if he did, it's down now, and the Klingons are decloaking the media is on the case, Titans fans are fed up, and it's just about over.

....sigh....but Pac will have enough money left over to take care of his mom...
;D

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