A University of Kentucky football player was arrested early Thursday morning and charged with trafficking marijuana and cocaine, according to court records.
Marcus Walker, a 21-year-old junior safety from Lake Wales, Fla., was arrested at 4:40 a.m. Thursday by Lexington Police. He was allegedly trafficking in about 5 pounds of marijuana and 4 grams of cocaine, his arrest citation said. He was also charged with possessing drug paraphernalia.
A large amount of cash was also found when Lexington Police executed its search warrant at a home on Unity Drive, police said.
He has been held in the Fayette County Detention Center and is scheduled to be arraigned in Fayette District Court at 1 p.