Did Alabama guard Aden Holloway deny allegations made in drug arrest?
Alabama basketball guard Aden Holloway is denying all allegations made in a recent complaint filed in the Tuscaloosa Circuit Court. On Friday, March 20, District Attorney Hays Webb filed a complaint of forfeiture seeking that Holloway, who was arrested for first-degree possession of marijuana and failure to affix a tax stamp earlier in the week, turn in the $400 reported to be found in the search of his residence to the court. According to court documents obtained by The Tuscaloosa News on Monday, March 23, Holloway is denying "each and every material allegation" and is seeking "strict proof" of any allegations listed in the complaint.
WHAT IT MEANS: What failure to affix tax stamp means for Alabama basketball's Aden Holloway REQUIRED READING: Alabama basketball just proved it can survive March Madness without Aden Holloway Holloway, who is represented by attorney Jason Neff, also demanded a trial based on the claims made by the state. On the same day of his arrest, Holloway bonded out of the Tuscaloosa County Jail for $5,000. In addition to American currency, drug agents with the West Alabama Narcotics Task Force also found 2.
1 pounds of marijuana, as well as paraphernalia and packaging materials in Holloway's possession, per court documents. As a trial with the University Office of Student Conduct pends and his preliminary hearing date approaches on April 14, the 21-year-old remains suspended from team activities with the Crimson Tide , which will face Michigan in the Sweet 16 on Friday, March 27. Emilee Smarr covers Alabama basketball and Crimson Tide athletics for The Tuscaloosa News.
She can be reached via email at esmarr@usatodayco. com. This article originally appeared on The Tuscaloosa News: Alabama basketball's Aden Holloway denies allegations made in drug arrest