UPDATED: University of Nebraska wide receiver Stanley Morgan, Jr. and Antonio Reed were arrested May 6 in Port Orange, Florida, for possession of marijuana, according to a police report obtained by KETV Newswatch 7. Police said Morgan Jr. was found to have 21.4 grams of marijuana and drug paraphernalia after a traffic stop. Under Florida law, possession in excess of 20 grams is considered a felony. But prosecutors charged the case as "possession of cannabis not more than 20 grams", making it a misdemeanor. Reed was found to have about 17 grams of marijuana, and was cited for misdemeanor possession. According to the report, police saw Morgan's Mazda sedan with Nebraska plates fail to come to a proper complete stop as it exited a 7-Eleven at 3:41 p.m on May 6th. The Port Orange, Florida officer noted: "I could smell an odor of fresh cannabis as soon as I got behind the vehicle, and it only grew stronger as I approached it." The officer said he saw fresh cannabis in "plain view" on the center console of the vehicle. A search of the car found a plastic bag of presumed cannabis in a gray backpack with Morgan's name on it. Morgan told the officer that that the cannabis belonged to him, which he had purchased for $100 when he came to Florida on vacation. Morgan and Reed have court appearances scheduled for June. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln athletics department said Friday that head football coach Mike Riley and the department were aware of "a recent incident in Florida involving Stanley Morgan Jr." and would have no additional comment until they have "all information regarding this matter." Morgan will be a junior next season for Nebraska and considered to be a "go-to receiver" in the Husker passing attack. Last season, he was Nebraska's second-leading receiver with 33 catches. Reed also will be a junior, and finished last season with 22 tackles.

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University of Nebraska wide receiver Stanley Morgan, Jr. and Antonio Reed were arrested May 6 in Port Orange, Florida, for possession of marijuana, according to a police report obtained by KETV Newswatch 7.


Police said Morgan Jr. was found to have 21.4 grams of marijuana and drug paraphernalia after a traffic stop. Under Florida law, possession in excess of 20 grams is considered a felony. But prosecutors charged the case as "possession of cannabis not more than 20 grams", making it a misdemeanor.



Reed was found to have about 17 grams of marijuana, and was cited for misdemeanor possession.

According to the report, police saw Morgan's Mazda sedan with Nebraska plates fail to come to a proper complete stop as it exited a 7-Eleven at 3:41 p.m on May 6th.



The Port Orange, Florida officer noted: "I could smell an odor of fresh cannabis as soon as I got behind the vehicle, and it only grew stronger as I approached it."

The officer said he saw fresh cannabis in "plain view" on the center console of the vehicle. A search of the car found a plastic bag of presumed cannabis in a gray backpack with Morgan's name on it.



Morgan told the officer that that the cannabis belonged to him, which he had purchased for $100 when he came to Florida on vacation.

Morgan and Reed have court appearances scheduled for June.

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln athletics department said Friday that head football coach Mike Riley and the department were aware of "a recent incident in Florida involving Stanley Morgan Jr." and would have no additional comment until they have "all information regarding this matter."

Morgan will be a junior next season for Nebraska and considered to be a "go-to receiver" in the Husker passing attack. Last season, he was Nebraska's second-leading receiver with 33 catches.

Reed also will be a junior, and finished last season with 22 tackles.