Taurean Prince appeared in court on Friday in Miami but was released from custody after being given a $2,500 bond later that day. His defense attorney informed the court that the felony warrant was already being canceled, so he will now return to Texas to deal with it.
The Miami Herald provided the following account of what transpired in a Miami courtroom on Friday.
On Friday, Prince had his first court appearance in Miami-Dade and was given a $2,500 bond. According to his defense attorney David Weinstein, the charge was based on a small amount of marijuana discovered during a traffic stop in Tarrant County, Texas, and was already being dropped there. According to Weinstein, Prince was unaware that authorities had obtained a warrant for the low-level offense.
Weinstein told Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Mindy Glazer, "If he had known warrant existed, he would have surrendered."
Judge Glazer instructed Prince to go back to Texas and handle the warrant.
Why did Texas issue a warrant? At the same time, Prince had a vape pen and two pistols in his car. Via Fox Sports 9 in Minneapolis' Seth Kaplan.
Last season, Prince averaged 7.3 points per game for the Timberwolves while also playing strong defense and serving as a team captain. He agreed to a two-year, $14.6 million deal with the Timberwolves this offseason ($7.1 million for the upcoming season, although the deal isn't guaranteed for the following one).
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