Mike Scott's Felony Drug Charge Dismissed by Georgia Superior Court

A Georgia superior court dismissed felony drug charges against former NBA forward Mike Scott and granted a motion to suppress evidence in the case.

According to The Vertical's Adrian Wojnarowski, Judge Currie Mingledorff II said evidence of racial profiling played a part in the decision to suppress evidence regarding the drug charges against Scott and his brother, Antonn.

"In my 35 years of practicing law, this could be the worst case of racial profiling I have ever seen," Scott's counsel, Steve Weiner, told Wojnarowski. "Hopefully this will lead to Banks County, Georgia, re-evaluating their policies.”

The brothers were arrested in August 2015 after police found 35.2 grams of marijuana and 10.9 grams of MDMA in a vehicle being driven by Antonn. Police said Antonn refused to pull over for officers and led them on a high-speed chase that nearly reached 100 mph. 

Mike Scott was charged with felony possession of marijuana and possession of a Schedule I drug. The judge's ruling said "sufficient articulable suspicion did not exist to uphold the stop of the Scott vehicle." Mingledorff also wrote that police did not follow proper procedures in its search and seizure of the drugs and acknowledged racial profiling may have played a factor.

Scott, 28, played 18 games during the 2016-17 season for the Hawks before being traded to the Phoenix Suns. He was subsequently released, and no NBA teams signed him while the charges were pending. The 28-year-old averaged 7.1 points and 3.0 rebounds per game over his first five seasons in the Association.