Dallas Cowboys running back Joseph Randle was arrested on Wednesday morning for the second time in four months.
Randle was arrested for being in possession of marijuana Wednesday morning at 2:53 am by Wichita police. According to police reports officers showed up at a hotel after receiving a call for domestic violence with a weapon. They found Randle and a 22-year-old woman at the hotel with marijuana in the room that belonged to Randle.
This is the second time Randle has recently had trouble with the law. Just four months ago he was arrested for shoplifting at a Frisco, Texas mall.
Now it is important to note that Randle was arrested but not booked, although he was given notice to appear in front of a judge. The police are investigating whether there was anyone else at the hotel room before they arrived, no weapon was found in the room.
Cowboys officials have expressed Randle as being a wild being but not a troublemaker and expressed to inside reporters that they didn't feel he was mature enough to handle a full workload at running back. This could be a big reason why they signed running back Ryan Williams off their practice squad a few weeks to a two year deal.
With questions surrounding Randle's maturity and credibility it may play in favor of DeMarco Murray's as he pleads his case for a big payday on his new contract.
There have been some people around the Cowboys organization who may have felt that letting Murray walk was an option with Randle showing starting running back caliber flashes throughout the season. That option may no longer be on the table for Randle, Cowboys officials had no immediate comments concerning the news of Randle's arrest.
