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Hurd arrested; fails two drug tests
FORMER NFL STAR SAM HURD WAS JAILED THIS AFTERNOON IN VIOLATION OF HIS FEDERAL BOND, AFTER FAILING TWO SEPARATE DRUG TESTS.
THE FORMER BRACK STAR IS AWAITING TRIAL IN A FEDERAL DRUG TRAFFICKING CASE THAT ORIGINALLY WAS SUPPOSED TO TAKE PLACE THIS WEEK.
ACCORDING TO COURT DOCUMENTS TODAY, HURD FAILED HIS FIRST DRUG TEST BACK IN MAY AFTER MARIJUANA WAS FOUND IN HIS URINE SAMPLE. HE WAS THEN PLACED IN A SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT PROGRAM.
AND THEN ON JULY 12TH, HURD TESTED POSITIVE AGAIN FOR POT, ADMITTING BOTH TIMES HE HAD USED THE DRUG.
HURD IS BEING HELD AT THE GEO FACILITY IN SAN ANTONIO, AND HIS ATTORNEY MIKE MCCRUM TELLS MAX SPORTS HE HOPES TO HAVE SAM OUR OF JAIL TOMORROW..
EITHER WAY, HURD WILL BE IN COURT SOMETIME NEXT WEEK UP IN DALLAS TO HAVE A BOND REVOCATION HEARING. ANY USE OF A NARCOTIC OR CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE IS IN VIOLATION OF HURD'S BOND.
MR. MCCRUM TELLS MAX SPORTS THAT SAM IS GOING THROUGH A ROUGH TIME, AND SUCCUMBED TO PRESSURE, HANGING AROUND THE WRONG GROUP OF PEOPLE.
HURD WAS ORIGINALLY SUPPOSED TO HAVE HIS DRUG TRAFFICKING TRIAL THIS WEEK, BUT IT WAS PUSHED BACK AGAIN WHEN ANOTHER CO-DEFENDANT WAS NAMED IN THE CASE.
IF CONVICTED ON ANY OF THE 2 SEPARATE COUNTS THAT HE'S FACING, HURD'S LOOKING AT A MINIMUM OF 10-YEARS BEHIND BARS.
Hurd arrested; fails two drug tests
Thursday, August 9 2012, 07:40 PM CDT