GREEN BAY, Wis. - Green Bay Packers cornerback Sam Shields was charged with possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia - both misdemeanors - nearly three months after a police investigation, according to Wisconsin Circuit Court records.
Charges were filed on Thursday for an incident that occurred on Oct. 19, according to the court records.
According to the police report, first obtained WBAY-TV, the Brown County Drug Task Force sent investigators to Shields' Green Bay-area home "on suspicions of drug-related activity ... based on a parcel sent through the U.S. Mail."
The criminal complaint says Shields opened the door to his residence holding "a blunt" and investigators, who were given permission to search the home by Shields, said they also found "several jars of green plant material that was consistent in appearance with marijuana.