Longhorn infielder arrested for evading arrest, marijuana possession
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Jordan Etier, an infielder with the University of Texas Longhorns baseball team, was arrested Saturday afternoon and charged with two misdemeanors: Evading Arrest and Possession of Marijuana (less than 2 oz.).
According to a police affidavit, a person witnessed two men urinating beneath a pedestrian bridge on the 1800 block of Trinity Street and told a nearby police officer.
When the officer approached the two, Etier took off running with the officer in pursuit.
After being chased for two blocks, he was arrested in the second story of a parking garage. Police say they then saw him throw an object outside into bushes below.
When officers searched the bushes, they found an ATM receipt belonging to Etier wrapped around what they believe to be marijuana.
A spokesperson for UT’s baseball program said there is "not enough information at this time to comment."