Overview
- Deputies stopped a northbound vehicle on Interstate 555 near Payneway, Arkansas, with Allen as a passenger and William Hatton as the driver.
- Booking records show Allen faces two state counts: possession of less than two grams of a Schedule I or II drug and less than four ounces of a Schedule IV drug.
- Authorities say a packet of marijuana was found on Allen, and a cigarette box recovered by his seat later tested positive for cocaine.
- Allen and Hatton were taken to the Poinsett County Detention Center, and Hatton also faces charges for drug paraphernalia and an improper lane change.
- Allen, 43, is a former Celtics champion and Grizzlies defensive stalwart who pleaded guilty in 2023 in a federal health-insurance fraud case.