October 31, 200619 yr Sports Tuesday, October 31, 2006 Marlins prospect arrested in Greensboro By Rob Daniels and Eric J.S. Townsend Staff Writer GREENSBORO -- Jeff Allison, the troubled Florida Marlins baseball prospect who pitched for the 2005 Grasshoppers after surviving a near-fatal heroin overdose the previous year, is facing three felony charges -- one for heroin possession and two for possession of stolen vehicles on consecutive days in the Triad last week. Greensboro police records indicate Allison, 21, was arrested Oct. 25 when an officer saw him driving a white 2002 Dodge Ram truck that had been reported stolen. A chase ensued and resulted in the discovery of heroin and drug paraphernalia in the truck, specifically syringes. A day earlier, High Point police arrested Allison and charged him with possession of a different stolen vehicle. Allison faces court appearances Nov. 30 in Greensboro and Dec. 4 in High Point.
October 31, 200619 yr Dear Lord... stolen cars, heroin, fleeing police -- what next? Talk about a lost cause.
November 1, 200619 yr Let's release this guy already, he's a waste of space on our minor league roster. Forgive me his upside is great, but he needs to learn a lesson already!
November 1, 200619 yr It should be WELL DONE WITH, and better yet finished! He's wasting our time. He needs a wake up call.
November 1, 200619 yr Game...Set...Match...Time to move on. A wasted 1st round pick. Someone just didn't do their Homework, this is not a sudden onset of problematic behaviors
November 1, 200619 yr At least he's still alive...only thing keeping him from being Lenny Bias 2.0. He's already thrown away his life. He's just gonna wind up costing the tax payers of North Carolina or Massachusetts in the near future. What a waste of a life. I wouldn't shed a tear for the SOB.
November 1, 200619 yr Game...Set...Match...Time to move on. A wasted 1st round pick. Someone just didn't do their Homework, this is not a sudden onset of problematic behaviors BTW in that same draft the Marlins selected Jai Miller one pick before the Red Sox anounced they were picking a kid by the name of Jon Papelbon
November 1, 200619 yr I don't really care what happens to this dude anymore. I used to feel bad for him but he's really lost himself now.
November 3, 200619 yr I remember the day we signed this kid, he was supposed to be the steal of the draft. The next Josh Beckett. Wow.
November 3, 200619 yr I wasn't on here for a few days and I missed this. This is more than a waste of talent, it's a sad waste of life. This kid needs to be locked up in rehab for a year. It's a miracle he's still alive but how long before his luck runs out.
December 16, 200619 yr Author just in case anyone was curious....... Sports Saturday, December 16, 2006 New court date set for former Hopper Former Grasshoppers pitcher Jeff Allison now is scheduled to appear in Guilford County's drug court Dec. 28, the clerk's office said Friday. A hearing originally scheduled for Thursday was postponed. Allison, 22, faces one felony count of heroin possession, two felony counts of possessing a stolen motor vehicle and three misdemeanors in connection with arrests on consecutive days in October -- one in Greensboro, the other in High Point. The charges carry a possible maximum sentence of four years in prison, but attorneys have been discussing the option of transferring the matters to drug court, an alternative sentencing program in which defendants avoid jail time and are cleared of charges if they successfully complete a rehabilitation program. Allison, the 16th player taken in the 2003 draft, is a right-hander from Peabody, Mass., who has missed two of the past three seasons and has admitted to drug use. His comeback bid in 2005 included 18 starts for the Hoppers, and he has lived in Greensboro off and on for 18 months.
December 16, 200619 yr just in case anyone was curious....... Sports Saturday, December 16, 2006 New court date set for former Hopper Former Grasshoppers pitcher Jeff Allison now is scheduled to appear in Guilford County's drug court Dec. 28, the clerk's office said Friday. A hearing originally scheduled for Thursday was postponed. Allison, 22, faces one felony count of heroin possession, two felony counts of possessing a stolen motor vehicle and three misdemeanors in connection with arrests on consecutive days in October -- one in Greensboro, the other in High Point. The charges carry a possible maximum sentence of four years in prison, but attorneys have been discussing the option of transferring the matters to drug court, an alternative sentencing program in which defendants avoid jail time and are cleared of charges if they successfully complete a rehabilitation program. Allison, the 16th player taken in the 2003 draft, is a right-hander from Peabody, Mass., who has missed two of the past three seasons and has admitted to drug use. His comeback bid in 2005 included 18 starts for the Hoppers, and he has lived in Greensboro off and on for 18 months. I have to believe this kid is still a ways away from changing his life...maybe rehab will work but i doubr it
December 17, 200619 yr 16th pick in the draft what a shame He's a dead man walking. He's never gonna get straight.
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