Son of Dwight Gooden arrested on drug charge

[tiedyetoga]

The teenage son of former star pitcher Dwight Gooden was arrested and charged with selling crack cocaine to undercover deputies.

Dwight Eugene Gooden Jr. was arrested Wednesday after selling $200 worth of the drug, Hillsborough County Sheriff\'s Lt. Rod Reder said.

Gooden, 17, of Tampa, was taken to the juvenile detention center, Reder said. Police refused further comment because Gooden is a juvenile.

The senior Gooden did not return a phone message left Friday with the New York Yankees, who employ him as a minor league pitching coach. It could not be determined if the son has a lawyer.

The younger Gooden was charged with possession and delivery of crack cocaine after being arrested in a sting operation Sept. 25, Reder said.

Deputies bought 2.4 grams of crack cocaine from Gooden and 19-year-old Kendon Rashid Davis, Reder said. Davis was charged with three counts of possession of cocaine and one count of possession with intent to deliver. Records show Davis was released from jail Thursday after posting $19,000 bail.

The elder Gooden was suspended for 60 days in 1994 for testing positive for cocaine while with the New York Mets. He tested positive for cocaine again while on suspension and was sidelined for the 1995 season.

Gooden, the 1985 NL Cy Young Award winner, went 194-112 with a 3.51 ERA before retiring in 2001.  

Source:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2003/10/03/sports1304EDT0168.DTL