{
  "id": 5671048,
  "title": "Former Alabama basketball player Darius Miles faces two new felony charges",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/former-alabama-basketball-player-darius-miles-faces-two-new-felony",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-04T23:48:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/former-alabama-basketball-player-darius-234837081.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Former Alabama basketball player Darius Miles now faces two new felony charges after authorities discovered suspected synthetic marijuana in his belongings at the Tuscaloosa County Jail. The charges, which include second-degree promoting prison contraband and a tax stamp violation, were filed in Tuscaloosa County District Court with a bond set at $2,500 for each charge. The substance, known as \"Paper Route,\" tested positive for synthetic marijuana and weighed 37 grams. It was found inside a bag containing Miles' documents, and investigators were unable to locate a tax stamp, leading to the additional charge. These charges come as Miles remains jailed without bond while awaiting trial on a capital murder charge related to the January 2023 shooting death of 23-year-old Jamea Harris.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}