UPDATE: Cannon County court records show that Tony Stinnett pleaded guilty ot simple possession of marijuana on Sept. 24. He was placed on two months of supervised probation and fined $500. All other charges were dismissed.

Tony Stinnett, MTSU's associate athletic communications director, was arrested over the weekend on drug charges.

Stinnett, 52, was arrested Saturday in Woodbury. He faces charges of possession of marijuana, possession of marijuana with intent to sell and drug paraphernalia. He was released on a $6,000 bond, according to the Cannon County Sheriff's Office.

According to documents on file with Woodbury Police Department, Stinnett had 14.2 grams of marijuana packaged in a zip-close bag inside of a bank bag, which was meant to be delivered.

He was also in possession of a marijuana grinder and a marijuana pipe, the reports said.

The circumstances surrounding the arrest were not clear from police documents.

Stinnett is primarily responsible for information regarding MTSU's women's basketball program. Employed by the university since 2014, he also assists in communications for the university's baseball and football programs.

MTSU Senior Associate Athletic Director Diane Turnham said in a statement that Stinnett is currently on leave, and the university is "gathering more information" regarding the arrest.

Stinnett was already scheduled to be on leave this week, but a decision will be made later as to if the leave will be extended, university spokesman Jimmy Hart said.

Before working at MTSU, Stinnett worked at Cannon County High School but was terminated for inappropriate conduct in 2014 after viewing an inappropriate photo on his school computer while a student was in the classroom, according to the Cannon Courier.

Stinnett is scheduled to appear in Cannon County General Sessions Court on July 23.

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