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Chicago Cubs bullpen catcher Corey Miller was stopped by police while driving through Lincoln, Nebraska. According to an affidavit obtained by the Lincoln Journal Star, Miller was traveling 71 miles per hour in a 65 mile per hour zone with one passenger, Maria Myaskovsky, and an infant. After Myaskovsky and Miller gave different stories in an interview by the officer, Miller gave permission to search the truck at which point a small bag containing marijuana and a pipe was located, followed by 8.4 pounds of pot in a suitcase.

Due to Myaskovsky’s prior arrests, and the fact that there was an infant in the vehicle, Miller was cited for possession of marijuana, and Myaskovsky was arrested for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. She was released from jail after posting bail.

Miller has been a contract employee of the Cubs since 2007, however it is expiring on November 1. Peter Chase, the media relations director for the team, said that the team is looking into the incident. “This would be a matter we would take very seriously, ” he said.

[source Lincoln Journal Star]

[via ESPN]

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