“Straight Outta Compton” star Jason Mitchell was on his way to a better quarantine spot when the police busted him for drugs and weapons, but it’s all a big mix-up, according to his camp.
According to TMZ, Mitchell’s agent, Dr. Glenn Toby said the vehicle the actor was driving when he got arrested in Mississippi is not his. Apparently, neither are the guns, 2 pounds of marijuana, and 1,300 doses of MDMA cops found inside. He claims it was a friend’s rental car.
According to Toby, Jason was using the car to flee with his immediate family to a safer spot to shelter-in-place during the coronavirus pandemic; because where they were staying had become dangerous.
The agent would not elaborate but claims Mitchell decided to leave in his friend’s rental instead of hiring a car service due to fears of COVID-19 exposure.
Harrison County Sheriff Troy Peterson told TMZ the police initially pulled Mitchell over for careless driving; there was a woman and a minor inside the car. However, the woman was not part of the bust. The police allowed her to leave with the child.
Sources say the woman and child are Mitchell’s family members; heading to his mother’s home before the police stopped and arrested Mitchell. Law enforcement declined to comment on whether the vehicle was his friend’s rental car.
Mitchell, who played Eazy-E in the N.W.A biopic, is facing 2 felony charges for possession of a drugs with intent to distribute, and 2 more felony charges for possession of weapons by a felon.
Jail records indicate the confiscated weapons include a Glock 19 pistol and a mini Draco AK47 semi-automatic pistol.