Javarris James arrested

Former Immokalee High School football standout Javarris James was arrested Thursday afternoon by Lee County sheriff’s deputies for failure to appear in court.

This comes a month after NFL suspended the running back for four games for violating the league’s substance abuse policy.

In June 2011, James, 25, was been arrested and charged with misdemeanor marijuana possession at a routine traffic stop in Fort Myers.

James is currently a member of the Arizona Cardinals’ organization. He injured a knee ligament in the preseason finale last year and missed the entire season. He played with the Indianapolis Colts as a rookie in 2010, but was out of the league in 2011.

As junior in high school, James rushed for 1,656 yards and 25 touchdowns in leading the Indians to the 2004 state title. He was named Naples Daily News Offensive Player of the Year in both 2004 and 2005.

For his high school career, James scored 65 touchdowns and rushed for 4,778 yards.

James followed in the footsteps of his cousin Edgerrin, playing for Immokalee, the University of Miami, and the Colts.

At Miami, James rushed for 2,162 yards and 18 touchdowns, though his best season came as a freshman with 802 yards. He went undrafted in the 2010 NFL draft.


(naplesnews.com)