Titan?s ?acquaintance? main target of drug investigation
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On Friday, police showed off some of the 1,653 pounds of marijuana, 128 pounds of cocaine bricks, more than $608,000 in cash and a 2004 Cadillac XLT with ?PAC-MAN? embroidered in the front seats.
Police said the target of the investigation was aspiring rapper Darryl Jerome Moore, 39, of Nashville. Moore was released from prison in 2005 after serving time for a drug-related conviction in California.
Moore was arrested and charged with possession of cocaine and marijuana for resale. It was not clear Friday evening if he had posted bond set at $600,000.
The Cadillac was one of two vehicles seized April 1 at Moore?s apartment when officers executed search warrants at four different locations.
Jones told Nashville?s WKRN-TV on Thursday that he lent the car to Moore for use in a music video. Upon further questioning by the reporter outside the player?s home, Jones became upset and yelled: ?Can I have my own privacy, man??
His agent, Michael Huyghue, said Jones is not being investigated and has not been questioned by authorities.
Davidson County?s District Attorney Torry Johnson refused to give a specific answer when asked if the Cadillac was owned by the football player.
??Own? is an interesting word,? Johnson said. ?Let?s just say he doesn?t claim any interest according to his lawyer beyond that. I don?t think I can really speculate much about it. It?s not registered in his name,? Johnson said.
Johnson would not say if Jones had been questioned and said the investigation is ongoing, with more arrests expected.
?At the end of the day, we know he?s acquainted with the main target of this investigation,? Metro Nashville Police Chief Ronal Serpas said of Jones. ?He made that choice.?
The Titans had no comment.