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Robert Nkemdiche charged with marijuana possession after hotel fall

A day after news broke that Robert Nkemdiche fell out of an Atlanta hotel window on Saturday night, we're now hearing that the Ole Miss defensive tackle has been formally charged with marijuana possession. According to ESPN's David Ching, police confirmed that seven "marijuana cigarettes" were found in the fourth-floor hotel room from which Nkemdiche fell.

On Sunday, Fox 5 in Atlanta reported thatpolice believed drug use may have played a factor in Nkemdiche allegedly breaking out the window in his room, climbing out onto a wall and then falling about 15 feet.