{"id":537474,"date":"2026-03-13T09:29:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T09:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/537474\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T09:29:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T09:29:10","slug":"hawthorn-forward-dylan-moore-allegedly-found-with-bag-of-crystalline-substance-after-us-arrest-police-documents-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/537474\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawthorn forward Dylan Moore allegedly found with bag of ‘crystalline substance’ after US arrest, police documents claim"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hawthorn forward Dylan Moore was allegedly found with a bag of a “crystalline substance” and a rolled up $100 dollar bill on the night of his arrest in the United States last year, Arizona police documents claim.<\/p>\n

Newly released documents from the Scottsdale Police Department have provided more detail on the incident leading up to Moore and teammate Connor Macdonald spending a night in an Arizona jail in November<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The pair were charged with alleged trespassing and will face a US court later this year, while a drug paraphernalia charge against Moore was dismissed.<\/p>\n

Moore lost his title as vice-captain after the incident, which occurred while Hawthorn players were away from the club during a pre-season training period.<\/p>\n

\"Dylan<\/p>\n

Hawthorn forward Dylan Moore at training on Wednesday. (ABC News)<\/p>\n

Scottsdale Police Department officers alleged the two players were found standing on a scissor lift nearly 2.5 metres off the ground at 10:47pm on November 8, with another group of males on the ground “cheering them on filming them, sending cheers of encouragement”.<\/p>\n

An officer said he told the men to get off the platform several times as “they were standing on property that was not theirs”, according to the police report.<\/p>\n

“The males then told me they didn’t know how to get down so I told them they could get down the same way that they got up there,” the officer wrote.<\/p>\n

Police said both Moore and Macdonald climbed down from the scissor lift and were placed in handcuffs, when they were told they were both under arrest for trespassing.<\/p>\n

Before they were transported to jail, the officer said he asked Moore if he had “contraband” on his body, such as drugs, paraphernalia or weapons, and claimed the former vice-captain said no.<\/p>\n

Hawks spent night in US jail<\/a><\/p>\n

Dylan Moore opens up on an off-season incident involving a scissor-lift that cost him his Hawthorn vice-captaincy.<\/p>\n

The officer said he began searching Moore when a “small plastic baggie with a small amount of a crystalline substance” allegedly fell out of his pocket.<\/p>\n

“I picked it up and asked what that was and Dylan immediately responded that [it] wasn’t his,” the officer alleged.<\/p>\n

“I then searched his pocket again [and] located a rolled up $100 bill with a crystalline residue inside of it as well.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

Hawthorn duo spend night in jail<\/p>\n

The men were taken to Scottsdale City Jail, where they spent the night before being released on bail.<\/p>\n

They were charged with third-degree criminal trespass, with a presumed fine of US$250 (AU$350).<\/p>\n

Moore was charged with drug paraphernalia but court documents state this charge was dropped at the request of the Scottsdale City Attorney.<\/p>\n

Asked to give more information about the drug charge in a Channel Seven interview aired on Tuesday, Moore refused and said the charge had been dismissed.<\/p>\n

He told Channel Seven the incident was something he would always regret.<\/p>\n

“I was vice-captain at the time and I should recognise situations like that and know the consequences and the risks,” the 26-year-old said.<\/p>\n

“Having Connor there with me, I should, as an older player and vice-captain at the time, have known better.<\/p>\n

“I feel like I’ve let the leaders down and Connor down.”<\/p>\n

\"Sam<\/p>\n

Hawthorn coach Sam Mitchell addressed the incident at a press conference on Wednesday. (ABC News)<\/p>\n

The pair were fined by Hawthorn, have undergone alcohol counselling and will complete community service, but are not facing further sanctions from the AFL.<\/p>\n

Hawthorn coach Sam Mitchell said on Wednesday he was disappointed when he heard about the incident.<\/p>\n

“It was a few months ago now, and they have done every single thing you would expect of them since then,” he said.<\/p>\n

Moore and Macdonald featured in Hawthorn’s opening round defeat to GWS and are set to play Essendon at the MCG on Friday night.<\/p>\n

Moore’s US court date is scheduled for July, while Macdonald’s is in August.<\/p>\n

Hawthorn Football Club has been contacted for comment.<\/p>\n

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