Tennessee QB Under Arrest
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee senior quarterback Tony Robinson, a Heisman Trophy contender until he suffered a knee injury at mid-season, was arrested today and charged with selling cocaine to an undercover police officer.
Robinson, 21, and his roommate, former Tennessee running back Kenneth (B.B.) Cooper, 22, were arrested at 8:30 a.m. at Papermill Square Apartments by officers in the Knoxville Police Department’s Metro Narcotics Unit. They were each charged with one count of sale and delivery of cocaine, a felony punishable by four to 10 years in prison.
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