ATLANTA, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- Jamal Lewis, who last year had the second-best single-season rushing total in NFL history, was indicted Wednesday on drug conspiracy charges.
The Pro Bowl running back of the Baltimore Ravens is accused of conspiring to distribute cocaine in 2000 and will surrender to authorities in Atlanta, U.S. Attorney William S. Duffey announced.
The indictment charges Lewis with one count of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute cocaine. A second count charges Lewis with using a cell phone to carry out the conspiracy.
Lewis, 24, becomes the second star player of the Ravens to face serious charges in Atlanta. In 2000, Pro Bowl middle linebacker Ray Lewis (no relation) was charged with two other men in the murder of two men in a street fight.
Ray Lewis pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of obstruction of justice in exchange for the murder charges being dropped.
