BREAKING: Former Chiefs Players Arrested For Kidnapping
A former Ole Miss and professional football player was arrested and charged with kidnapping Thursday.
According to Ridgeland Police Chief Brian Myers, Jerrell Powe, 35, of Buckatunna, Mississippi, was encountered by Ridgeland police at Chase Bank on Highland Colony Parkway in Ridgeland. Myers said that an accomplice, 35-year-old Gavin Bates of Roseville, California, was also arrested and charged with kidnapping.
Powe played defensive tackle for Ole Miss from 2008 to 2010. He finished with 69 tackles, seven sacks, and an interception in 37 games. Powe was named Second-Team All-Southeastern Conference in 2009 and 2010.
Police said a victim contacted police and told officers he was kidnapped «against his will» and was «forced to withdraw money» at the bank, Myers said.
The victim is safe, the police chief said, and the matter is under investigation, the station reported.
He was drafted by Kansas City Chiefs as the sixth-round pick in the 2011 NFL Draft. He went on to play for the Houston Texas and signed with the Washington Redskins, now renamed the Washington Commanders, in 2015 but was later released a year later.
He announced his retirement from football in 2017.
