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CINCINNATI -- A Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver has been indicted after a drug shipment was delivered to his home last fall. 

Jerome Simpson was indicted on one count of trafficking marijuana by a grand jury on Thursday, according to Kenton County Commonwealth Attorney Rob Sanders. Simpson faces one to five years in prison if convicted, Sanders said. 

The indictment alleges that Simpson "knowingly and unlawfully possessed more than 8 ounces of marijuana with the intent to traffic in marijuana." 

The Kenton County Clerk's Office said Simpson is scheduled to appear in court Jan. 30. 

"We knew it was coming, we just didn't know when it was coming," said Burr Travis, Simpson's attorney. 

Travis said he spoke with Simpson Thursday about his next steps. 

"We have to go ahead and look at where we are and try to resolve it," he said. "I would think that all ideas are on the table; diversion probation, some form of probation which could involve an incarceration period." 

Sanders told WLWT that Simpson has been cooperative in the investigation and would be eligible for a diversion program. 

Authorities previously said Simpson and Anthony Collins were at Simpson's northern Kentucky home in September when Simpson's girlfriend, Aleen Smith, 27, signed for a package containing 2.5 pounds of high-grade marijuana. 

A California Department of Justice spokeswoman said at the time that investigators searched Simpson's home with his permission and found six more pounds of pot along with other related items such as packaging materials, scales and smoking devices. 

But Sanders said Thursday the amount of marijuana found was actually less than what was previously stated. The charge Simpson is facing specifies that it is used when the amount involved is greater than eight ounces, but less than five pounds. 

Collins was cleared, but the investigation of Simpson continued. Simpson played the remainder of the Bengals' games this season.

Read more: http://www.wlwt.com/sports/30250790/detail.html#ixzz1jwnYBfiF


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