The Accused Drug Dealing English Phenom Proves Nomen est Omen.

By: chris | October 6th, 2009

Jose_Baxter_350x475_652114a You’re young, talented and in the door of the big boys’ club at the tender age of 17. You’re a phenomenon. You’re the youngest ever debutant at the club which produced Wayne Rooney, while garnering a favorable comparison. Whilst most kids your age are worrying about classes and acne breakouts, you’re worried about scouting John Terry, Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand. You’re living the dream, without a doubt.

So with the world as your oyster, what do you do? You (Note from the legal team: allegedly.) deal drugs, of course.

Jose Baxter, fresh from the year ‘92 and three games with the senior Everton side, was busted today with a plethora of marijuana and counterfeit cash, along with a couple of gentlemen aged 29 & 34. This reads as the classic ‘teen hanging with the wrong crowd’ story, but then it also reads as ‘young phenom thinks he’s above the law’ story.

Perhaps what’s best isn’t that Jose was busted with weed – while the Prem’s numbers may not reach the impressively lofty heights of the NBA, it’s still around – it’s that he was charged with ‘intent to supply’. Granted he’s probably not making Rooney money, but does he really need to moonlight with a regular spot on the Everton bench?

“We can confirm that three men were arrested in Kirkby on possession of cannabis with intent to supply and on suspicion of possession of counterfeit money.”

Most places ‘intent to distribute’ is determined by quantity, not a little man with ESP running around accusing people of ill intentions. So it’s altogether possible he’s not into dealing drugs, but rather someone was buying in bulk like at a wholesale club.

Regardless, the decision making qualities on Mr. Baxter would seem very subpar – bringing him ever closer to comparisons with Rooney, the grandma shagger – at the least. But then, this sort of thing was always inevitable – or so points out the Telegraph:

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