Grant Rodgers

grodgers@dmreg.com

Ames police have decided not to file any new drug-related charges against Iowa State University basketball star Bryce Dejean-Jones, Cmdr. Geoff Huff said Friday morning.

Police and the Story County Attorney's Office were investigating whether they had enough evidence to bring a charge against Dejean-Jones after a judge on Thursday dismissed a charge of keeping a drug house for lack of probable cause.

The basketball star was arrested and taken to the Story County Jail early Thursday morning after a neighbor complained about noise coming from Dejean-Jones' apartment. Police officers got a search warrant for the apartment and found marijuana on a dresser.

ISU men's basketball coach Fred Hoiberg suspend Dejean-Jones, the team's No. 2 scorer, for Friday's game against Iowa.

Huff said Friday that Ames police would not pursue any additional drug charges and cannot make a determination on exactly whose marijuana was found in the apartment. Two less-serious charges of hosting a loud gathering and a noise ordinance violation will move forward, he said.

"Those charges are still going forward, that's what's important to us," he said. "Bringing some peace to the apartment building...hopefully this will result in that happening."

Police have been called to the apartment at 1221 Mayfield Drive nine times since Aug. 30, mostly for complaints of loud parties and noise. All of the calls were between the hours of 10 p.m. and 4 a.m.