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Swanigan gets suspended sentence in marijuana case
Jim Chapman | The Journal Gazette
A former Mr. Basketball who played in the NBA and at Purdue University and Homestead High School was given a six-month suspended sentence Monday for marijuana possession.
Caleb Swanigan, 24, pleaded guilty Monday in Whitley Superior Court to the misdemeanor charge.
Judge Douglas M. Fahl handed Swanigan a 180-day suspended sentence. Swanigan was also ordered to attend the court s alcohol and drug program.
Columbia City police pulled Swanigan over about 2 a.m. Dec. 23 on U.S. 30, west of Indiana 205. A police sergeant told Swanigan he was weaving and driving 46 mph in a 60-mph zone.
The man whose body was found in the Maumee River was a good swimmer, the father of five children and was running from police because of a traffic stop .