Kansas City Chiefs WR Dwayne Bowe arrested for speeding, marijuana possession

For the Kansas City Chiefs, everything in 2013 has gone about as well as they could have asked for. After a 2-14 season in 2012, they’re currently 9-0 and are gearing up for a showdown this week with the rival Denver Broncos.

Things have really gone off without much of a hitch–until now.

FOX 4 in Kansas City is reporting that wide receiver Dwayne Bowe was arrested on Sunday night for speeding and marijuana possession.

The Chiefs were on a bye week this week. Below is an excerpt from the report:

"While questioning the driver the Officer detected a strong odor of marijuana from inside of the vehicle.  The officer then requested the driver and two passengers to get out of the vehicle.  Once out of the vehicle the Officer explained to the driver, who owned the vehicle, that he was a K-9 Officer and that the dog would alert to an illegal substance.  Subsequently, inside of a black bag the officer discovered the wallet of the driver and vehicle owner,   Dwayne L. Bowe, and two containers that had 6.6 grams and 3.8 grams respectively of what is believed to be marijuana in them.  Bowe was then placed under arrest for the possession of a controlled substance.  The K-9 alerted to a black backpack and inside of that was found a container that had 4.2 grams of what is believed to be marijuana in it. One of the passengers, George A. Thompson, said the backpack belonged to him.  Subsequent to his arrest for possession of a controlled substance, Thompson was searched and on his person two hand rolled cigarettes, containing what is believed to be 2.2 grams of marijuana were also found.Bowe and Thompson were both transported to the Riverside Police Department for booking on the following municipal charges:  Bowe for speeding and possession of a controlled substance with a bond of $750; Thompson for the possession of a controlled substance with a bond of $500.  The third passenger in the car, who was not charged, posted bond for both men and they were released with a court date of December 18, 2013."