Jeremy Mayfield: caught with crystal meth and stolen property

Once upon a time, Jeremy Mayfield had a bright future.  He was a driver on the NASCAR Sprint Cup series, making good money, and seemingly on the road to stardom, or at least a steady career as a professional race car driver.  Then in 2009, NASCAR suspended Mayfield after he tested positive for methamphetamines.  Mayfield denied it, saying he tested positive due to a combination of Clartin and Adderall, but NASCAR’s ban has remained in place for the last 30 months.  Now, Jeremy Mayfield has bigger problems, as police raided his Catawba, North Carolina home and found 1.5 grams of meth and $100,000 worth of stolen industrial equipment.

“Mr. Mayfield has no knowledge of either stolen property or methamphetamine being present on his property and denies the accusation that he was in possession of methamphetamine or any other illegal drug and he denies any suggestion that he knowingly received or possessed stolen property,” said Daniel Marino, Mayfield’s Washington, D.C.-based attorney.
“Mr. Mayfield and his attorneys are cooperating with the authorities and they look forward to this matter being resolved quickly.  In the meantime, Mr. Mayfield asks that the public reserve its judgment on this matter.”

The stolen goods come from neighboring Lincoln County, which appears to be ready to charge him with possession of stolen goods.  As for the drug charges, he was arraigned in Catawba County and released on $3000 bond.  Still, it’s weird when an athlete or an athlete’s sister gets tangled up in the meth business.  I know it’s a fierce drug from all the PSAs, but still… you think someone with money would be doing cocaine, not hillbilly speed.

Image via Orlando Sentinel.

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