Longhorn charged with Possession

Texas running back Ramonce Taylor was charged Monday with possession of marijuana after what his attorney described as an incident in which the football player was confronted at a party and a window in his vehicle was broken out.

Taylor, who scored a touchdown in the Rose Bowl for the national champion Longhorns, was arraigned on a state jail felony charge of possession of marijuana over 4 ounces and under 5 pounds. He was released from the Bell County jail on $5,000 bail, according to a spokeswoman for the sheriff's department who declined to give her name.

A state jail felony carries up to two years in jail and a $10,000 fine. District Attorney Henry Garza said the marijuana was sent to a lab for analysis, and that the charge could be upgraded later if the amount exceeds 5 pounds.

Taylor's attorney, Buck Harris, said the marijuana did not belong to the football player.