Alabama basketball guard Aden Holloway pleads guilty to 2 drug charges, enters pre-trial program

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WBRC) - University of Alabama men’s basketball guard Aden Holloway is pleading guilty to criminal charges and entering a pre-trial diversion program, according to new court documents.

Holloway was arrested in March after agents from the West Alabama Narcotics Task Force searched a residence in the 400 block of 30th Avenue East.

Agents reportedly found marijuana in multiple areas of the apartment, including loose marijuana and a vaccum-sealed bag of the drug. Inside a TV stand, agents found marijuana, a rolling tray, packaging materials and Promethazine. The deposition noted that the Promethazine did not have Holloway’s name on it.

In Holloway’s bedroom, agents found marijuana in a backpack in the closet, marijuana in a suitcase, U.S. currency in a jacket pocket and a rolling tray with marijuana under the bed. In a spare bedroom, agents found marijuana in a box in the closet and in a dresser drawer.

The total weight of marijuana recovered was 964 grams, approximately 2.1 pounds, according to the deposition. No tax stamp was affixed to the marijuana.

Holloway told agents he wanted to remain silent, then said he only smokes, according to the deposition. He was booked into the Tuscaloosa County Jail on first-degree possession and failure to affix a tax stamp charges.

Holloway was suspended from the team following his arrest.

Holloway was indicted Friday, April 10. He faced two felony charges: possession of marijuana and failure to affix stamps, as well as two misdemeanors for possession of prescription pills and drug paraphernalia.

According to a document filed May 29, Holloway is pleading guilty to possession of marijuana and prescription drugs. He is entering a pre-trial diversion program and if he completes all requirements, he will be granted youthful offender status.

As part of that agreement he’ll have to submit to drug tests, complete community service, and write an apology letter, according to the court document.

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